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The National Council on Administrative Justice (NCAJ) recently launched the Criminal Justice Reforms Committee (NCCJR) on January 15, 2018 at...

Nov. 25, 2016, 6:00 pm By LYDIA MATATA, @lydiamatata The Star Newspaper Esther served a three-month jail sentence when she began sex...

Kenyans have always found themselves on the receiving end when it comes to the law due to lack of knowledge...

Many petty criminal offenders in remand could soon be released as the Government moves to cut its spending on remandees,...

Lagos lawyer and civil rights advocate, Mr. Emeka Nwadioke has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the campaign to decriminalize...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), meeting at its 21st Extraordinary Session held from 23 February...

Note: This table was compiled using the Penal Codes that are accessible online, and we accordingly cannot guarantee that we...

Victor Kapiyo[1] Petty offences are generally understood to be lesser criminal acts which attract less severe punishment. This is because...