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Citing high levels of sexual and domestic violence in the island, 13 civil society groups and 16 advocates are hastening parliamentarians to fast-track amendments to the Domestic Violence Act to include an increase of the fines to a maximum of $1...

More than catching criminals posing as religious figures, human rights lawyer Magdalena Lepiten says that the country needs a law that protects women and children from 'cults'

This month and until December 16, it's Disability History Month. As someone who has a recognised disability, I delve into the history of disability rights

Experts discuss the legal lassos that can be used against scam park operatives.

A firsthand account of arriving to New York City as one of the 140,000 Jewish refugees who fled postwar Europe.

Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission chief Gilbert Cruz says managers of big residential complexes should be more strict in screening the background of tenants

Witchcraft

Two Korean nationals were nabbed for qualified trafficking in persons in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on November 19, 2023.

Children are not just our future, they are our present too, which is why World Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote and advocate for the rights of the child.On...

The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested a minibus bus taxi driver on charges related to human trafficking after he was found transporting 23 foreign nationals on the N4.