crime, law and justice

There are other legislations and programmes to help prevent suicide other than criminalising suicide attempts.

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Malaysia’s move to decriminalise suicide is a positive step but much more is needed to help those suffering.

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There are still many loopholes in Malaysia’s legal system that allow underage girls to be married.

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The internet allows women to find solidarity but it doesn’t allow everyone to have an equal voice.

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Arab women have been suffering from layers of marginalisation and invisibility over the years but a nation is leading the way to change that.

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For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.

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Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

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Legislation from last century allows paramilitary violence to continue in the North East of India.

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Reforming the Indonesian police needs to be driven from the bottom up by civil society groups.

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Indonesia’s constitution separated the military from civilian politics after the fall of Suharto in 1998. But the police didn’t get the memo.

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Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

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