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Just like a hospital, in court, one is always assured of meeting people whose faces depict pain and frustration

The PWDs say the current laws in their form are inconsistent with the Constitution, which demands that all people irrespective of their colour, disability, political affiliation, and social...

Zambias President Hakainde Hichilema Friday assented to Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing the law of the death penalty in Zambia. Earlier, on May 24, President Hichilema took a pledge to a...

Lusaka - Zambia: The government has deliberated on and approved six (6) Bills for publication and introduction in Parliament in accordance with the

Daily Monitor Monday May 03 2021 Police officers block the entrance at City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s house. Mr Lukwago and other opposition figures are usually subjected to house arrests especially during seasons of heightened political activities. PHOTO/FILE/ABUBAKER LUBOWA Summary The petitioners aver that Section 24(2) of the Police Act is amenable to abuse through arbitrary detention for unspecified and extended period of time without trial in violation of Articles 23 and 28 of the Cons...

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MP Ashok Abeysinghe noticed to appear at CID for comments on 2019 Attacks MP Ashok Abeysinghe noticed to appear at CID for comments on 2019 Attacks Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); Kurunegala District Parliamentarian Ashok Abeysinghe was instructed to appear at the Criminal Investigations Department on Tuesday (09), with regard to investigations on a statement made on the 2019 April 21st Attacks. Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said the MP had commented on the perpetrators of the 2...

Bill to abolish the assessor system in High Court trials passed despite calls for public consultation Bill to abolish the assessor system in High Court trials passed despite calls for public consultation Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. [image: Parliament of Fiji] The bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 has been passed in parliament which means that High Court trials will no longer have assessors. The bill was debated without delay under the Parliamentary Standing Orders 51 despi...

FEATURE NEWS Fiji has 1 new COVID-19 locally transmitted case 6 locally transmitted cases now in Fiji.3 of these cases were not infectious while in the community.They are all from the soldier who first contracted... 8 hours ago LATEST NEWS Mini bus drivers will follow the COVID-19 protocols - Chand Central Eastern Mini Bus Association President, Naresh Chand says if the government has directed them to maintain a 2 metres distance in the mini ... ...