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NCAJ Reform Committee engages DCI on criminal Justice Reforms
DCI Officers during the meeting On 23rd June 2017, the Chief...
Read moreSOUTH AFRICA:“The Policing Of Sex Work In South Africa: A Research Report On The Human Rights Challenges Across Two South African Provinces” December 2017
DOWNLOAD: PPP Flyer Final: Introducing the Positive Policing Partnership The “PPP” Initiative: Sex work and policing...
Read moreKENYA:Sex workers trained as paralegals protect colleagues from police harassment
Nov. 25, 2016, 6:00 pm By LYDIA MATATA, @lydiamatata The Star Newspaper Esther served a three-month jail...
Read moreKENYA: 10 Nairobi by-Laws That Could Get You Arrested
Kenyans have always found themselves on the receiving end when it comes to the law...
Read moreKENYA: State could release petty offenders after case reviews: ODPP
Many petty criminal offenders in remand could soon be released as the Government moves to...
Read moreKENYA: launches National Committee on Criminal Justice Reforms
Chief Justice David Maraga poses with the NCAJ Committee The National...
Read moreLAGOS, NIGERIA: Lawyer Asks Buhari to lead fight against petty offences
Lagos lawyer and civil rights advocate, Mr. Emeka Nwadioke has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to...
Read moreHuman Rights: African Commission Adopts Principles for Decriminalization of Petty Offenses in Africa
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), meeting at its 21st Extraordinary...
Read moreVagrancy-related provisions in various criminal laws and criminal procedure laws in Africa
Note: This table was compiled using the Penal Codes that are accessible online, and we...
Read moreAddressing Petty Offences in Kenya: Which Way Forward?
Victor Kapiyo Petty offences are generally understood to be lesser criminal acts which attract less...
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