Cops Ordered to Pay Sh7.8m to Victims of Arbitrary Arrest by admin April 29, 2019 0 The High Court has ordered six police officers to pay Sh4 million to a lawyer they had arrested and detained...
Decriminalise petty offences to reduce prison overcrowding by admin December 6, 2018 0 South Africa’s move towards decriminalisation aligns with the developmental approach to crime and violence. Speaking at the launch of the...
Hope for Convicts who are Victims of Harsh Criminal Justice by admin December 6, 2018 0 A number of convicts have walked to freedom after successfully appealing against being imprisoned for crimes they did not commit....
Serving Time Should Not Mean ‘Prison Slavery’ by admin December 6, 2018 0 Since Aug. 21, prisoners across the United States have been on one of the largest prison strikes the nation has...
Madagascar’s Prison Shame by admin December 6, 2018 0 The concrete floor of a prison cell crawls with bodies as detainees labour to draw their limbs closer to their...
Principles on the Declassification and Decriminalization of Petty Offences in Africa by admin December 6, 2018 0 The criminal justice system in many African countries is characterized by widespread criminalization and punishment of petty offenses through arbitrary...
Challenging constitutionality of rogue and vagabond offence by admin September 24, 2018 0 In March 2015, the applicant was arrested by police whilst on his way to the market where he works as...
Study proposes decriminalizing traffic offences to cut case backlog by admin September 24, 2018 0 Almost three-quarters of criminal cases in Nairobi and Narok counties are traffic violations, shows report The high number of traffic...
Taskforce to oversee execution of instant traffic fines formed by admin September 24, 2018 0 The government has formed a task force to oversee the implementation of rules to enforce instant fines for traffic offences...
Hawking is employment and a socioeconomic right, not crime by admin September 24, 2018 0 Many hawkers in Kenya, from anecdotal evidence, have been women. They educate, feed, shelter and clothe their children with the...
