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Govt plans to decriminalise MSMEs’ minor defaults
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Govt plans to decriminalise MSMEs’ minor defaults

Live Mint  

The Union government is considering decriminalisation of minor defaults under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Act. Ahead of the Union budget; the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ministry, as part of the consultation process, has recommended that the law ministry decriminalise acts such as furnishing incorrect self-declaration memorandum, failure in disclosures, said two people in the know of …

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Nigel Farage calls for parliament to debate stricter abortion limits
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nigel Farage calls for parliament to debate stricter abortion limits

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage has said parliament should debate imposing stricter limits on …

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‘Sex work’ advocacy in California is harming children
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Sex work’ advocacy in California is harming children

Al Jazeera  

In recent decades, so-called “sex workers’ rights” campaigners working to decriminalise pimping and buying of sex have attached themselves, just like trans rights activists, to the movement for the rights of same sex attracted people. “We are particularly concerned that the harsher penalties proposed in this bill will disproportionately impact marginalised communities, especially members of the LGBTQ+ community, who already …

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'How Can POCSO Act Offence Be Termed Romantic?' : Supreme Court Slams HC Suggestion To Decriminalise 'Consensual' Sex Involving Older Teens
4 months ago

'How Can POCSO Act Offence Be Termed Romantic?' : Supreme Court Slams HC Suggestion To Decriminalise 'Consensual' Sex Involving Older Teens

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticized the Calcutta High Court for observing in a judgment that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 must be amended to decriminalise consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above sixteen years. The Supreme Court further expressed disapproval of the High Court's suggestion that an exception must be carved out for "non-exploitative" sexual acts …

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Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation
5 months, 1 week ago

Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation

Al Jazeera  

MPs vote to kill the Women’s Bill 2024, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision. Gambian lawmakers have voted to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law, after months of heated debate and international pressure. The Women’s Bill 2024, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of …

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NHRC puts advisory for protection of beggars: ‘Decriminalise begging’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NHRC puts advisory for protection of beggars: ‘Decriminalise begging’

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission of India on Friday issued an advisory for the protection and rehabilitation of individuals engaged in begging. NHRC advisory on begging | Top points Survey and Data Collection: • Develop a standardised survey format to create a national database of persons engaged in begging. • Ensure shelter homes provide essential services, including healthcare, registration assistance, …

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Budget 2024: Govt may decriminalise over 100 provisions for ease of doing business: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Govt may decriminalise over 100 provisions for ease of doing business: Report

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 union budget is likely to make doing business easier by decriminalising over 100 provisions, Moneycontrol reported, citing anonymous officials, who told that out of a total of 580 provisions analysed, 310 provisions have been retained as they are, and the remaining are under review for decriminalisation. Around 130-180 provisions may become part of the Jan Vishwas Bill II …

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A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern
7 months, 4 weeks ago

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Indian government notified a committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising secretaries from the ministries of home, law, women and child development, health and family welfare, and social justice and empowerment to “examine the various issues relating to the queer community”. The terms of reference of this committee are narrow: It may examine and submit recommendations …

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What is female genital mutilation that Gambia wants to decriminalise? Which countries allow it?
9 months ago

What is female genital mutilation that Gambia wants to decriminalise? Which countries allow it?

Firstpost  

Female genital mutilation, a centuries-old ritual practised in some communities, includes the deliberate cutting or changing of a young girl or woman’s external genitalia. According to the World Health Organization, FGM refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” Mostly young girls between …

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Thailand’s flourishing cannabis culture under threat as gov’t seeks ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Thailand’s flourishing cannabis culture under threat as gov’t seeks ban

Al Jazeera  

Thodsapol Hongtong is enjoying a smoke with his friends at the Green Party, a venue where recreational cannabis enthusiasts meet in the Thai capital Bangkok to chat and have a good time. The 31-year-old influencer, who runs his own cannabis shop, regularly touts recreational marijuana as good for the country’s economy on his online platform Channel Weed Thailand. In an …

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Decriminalisation Of Environmental Offence: Rethink About The Binary Approach
9 months, 1 week ago

Decriminalisation Of Environmental Offence: Rethink About The Binary Approach

Live Law  

The Water Amendment Act, 2024 was passed by the Parliament of India in the interim budget session. Water Act 2024 also adds s. 27A that provides overarching power to the central government to issue guidelines to determine factors on which SPCBs will have to grant, refuse, or cancel consent. Substantial reduction of monetary penalty: The Water Act 2024 provisions that …

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Parliament proceedings | Rajya Sabha passes Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Parliament proceedings | Rajya Sabha passes Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to decriminalise minor offences related to water pollution, enable the Centre to prescribe service conditions of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, and exempt certain categories of industrial plants from statutory restrictions. Piloting the Water Amendment Bill 2024, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that development and environment protection must …

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Oregon proves decriminalising hard drugs is not the answer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Oregon proves decriminalising hard drugs is not the answer

Dutch News  

What is Amsterdam’s mayor smoking? At a conference on 26 January, Halsema signed and promoted a ‘health-focused manifesto’ calling for decriminalising and regulating hard drugs. Much like what this manifesto claims, Measure 110 advocates argued it would reduce drug-related crime, help out the justice system, get addicts the help they need, and improve ‘quality of life’ in cities like my …

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Oregon proves decriminalising hard drugs is not the answer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Oregon proves decriminalising hard drugs is not the answer

Dutch News  

What is Amsterdam’s mayor smoking? At a conference on 26 January, Halsema signed and promoted a ‘health-focused manifesto’ calling for decriminalising and regulating hard drugs. Much like what this manifesto claims, Measure 110 advocates argued it would reduce drug-related crime, help out the justice system, get addicts the help they need, and improve ‘quality of life’ in cities like my …

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Sisters in support: Decriminalising sex work from inside Kampala brothels
1 year ago

Sisters in support: Decriminalising sex work from inside Kampala brothels

Al Jazeera  

In Uganda, sex workers face stigma and abuse. “What motivates me every day are the little things I do in terms of services to sex workers,” Sanyu Hajarah Batte, the centre’s executive director, told Al Jazeera. “Mine isn’t the worst, because I’ve documented worse stories of sex workers,” Batte told Al Jazeera matter of factly, her voice hoarse. “Sex workers …

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Amendments to IT Act decriminalise offences, increase penalties
1 year ago

Amendments to IT Act decriminalise offences, increase penalties

Hindustan Times  

The amendments introduced to the Information Technology Act, 2000, notified through the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023, came into effect on Thursday. The contentious Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which penalised people for sending “offensive” messages through any communication services, has also now officially been removed from the Act. Under section 69B, any intermediary who “intentionally or knowingly” does …

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Melbourne sobering centre facing delays ahead of Victorian public drunkenness overhaul
1 year, 1 month ago

Melbourne sobering centre facing delays ahead of Victorian public drunkenness overhaul

ABC  

Quick Read: In short: A key "sobering centre" facility in inner Melbourne has faced delays, leading the Police Association and opposition to warn the state is not prepared for changes to public drunkenness laws. A key "sobering centre" facility in inner Melbourne has faced delays, leading the Police Association and opposition to warn the state is not prepared for changes …

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The ACT has today decriminalised small amounts of some illicit drugs. But what does that mean?
1 year, 1 month ago

The ACT has today decriminalised small amounts of some illicit drugs. But what does that mean?

ABC  

The ACT has today become the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, ice and MDMA. The change instead means people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs will attract a fine or be pointed towards drug counselling, rather than be handed a criminal penalty. Photo shows Methamphetamine, otherwise known as Ice People …

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Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a married woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, approached the Supreme Court, asking to be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. But subsequently, following a hospital report that said the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat, and a medical board report that said the pregnancy was not causing an immediate danger to the woman or foetus’s life, …

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Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill: Know about its key features and other details
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill: Know about its key features and other details

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that replaces the existing legislation which governs the registration of the print and publishing industry in the country. Speaking about the bill he said this would make it easier for media and publishing enterprises to do business, simplify the registration process, and decriminalise certain colonial-era …

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Scottish drug proposals would do ‘untold damage’, says Braverman
1 year, 5 months ago

Scottish drug proposals would do ‘untold damage’, says Braverman

The Independent  

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Thousands march to decriminalise abortion after woman jailed for ending pregnancy
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands march to decriminalise abortion after woman jailed for ending pregnancy

The Independent  

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Malaysia seeks to decriminalise possession, use of small amounts of drugs
1 year, 7 months ago

Malaysia seeks to decriminalise possession, use of small amounts of drugs

The Hindu  

Malaysia wants to introduce a law to decriminalise the possession and use of small quantities of illicit drugs, its Home Affairs Minister said on May 15, citing a need to reduce prison overcrowding. The move is the latest in a series of criminal justice reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Government, which abolished the mandatory death penalty and natural-life …

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The View from India | Chaos in Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

The View from India | Chaos in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The arrest for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan last week and swift release following a surprise Supreme Court Order was yet another reflection of the persisting challenges in Pakistan’s military-dominated political landscape. The Pakistani military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said that May 9 would go down in history as a “dark chapter”, pointing to “organised attacks on …

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