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Top Hong Kong court warns against prosecuting 'thought crimes'
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's highest court on Friday overturned the conviction of a protester for carrying plastic zip fasteners, with judges warning that the authorities' expanded interpretation of the law risked creating a "thought crime".
New law to curb recidivist sex crimes, violence: Gazette
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2022
» A new law aimed at curbing recidivism among sexual and violent crimes has been published in the Royal Gazette and is due to take effect in 90 days. It allows for the chemical castration of convicted rapists once released if they are considered at high risk of reoffending.
C.Africa special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - A court in the Central African Republic (CAR) in a historic ruling on Monday convicted three militiamen for crimes against humanity and handed them jail terms ranging from 20 years to life.
ICC charges for Putin do not cover his crimes
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/03/2023
» Although the arrest warrant issued on Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week was welcome, there was a certain puzzlement about the actual crime he is being charged with.
AI to aid forensic work in tackling sex crimes
Post Reporters, Published on 16/05/2023
» Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, will introduce AI to improve forensic sciences for sex-related crimes.
ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday convicted a feared Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during brutal attacks in Darfur.
War on drugs
News, Postbag, Published on 10/04/2018
» Re: "11 drug plants 'churn out 20m pills a day,"' (BP, April 9).
War Elephants 'cornered'
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 17/08/2018
» Supachai Chaided fired home another late equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Bangladesh on Thursday to help Thailand retain some hope of making it to the last 16 stage of the men's football competition of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
Demented drug war
News, Postbag, Published on 24/07/2019
» Re: "Reality of prisons", (PostBag, July 22).