criminal

Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Expecting a social problem to be entirely addressed by a legislative solution is likely to lead to disappointment.

(more…)

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

(more…)

A ‘tough on crime’ political culture tends to bring the same solution to every crisis: harsher laws. That’s a problem.

(more…)

A science-based approach focusing on prevention, treatment and harm reduction is key to tackling the global drug crisis.

(more…)

The Australian government’s battle with Elon Musk and X over violent content appears admirable, but will it change anything for those vulnerable to its harm?

(more…)

The presidential contenders are playing up their commitment to fighting an old problem — but with few new details.

(more…)

Indian law needs clearer definitions regarding punishment, degree of regulation of acid sales, and concrete visions for rehabilitation programs.

(more…)

Keeping kids safe from abuse isn’t about teaching “stranger danger” or “tricky people”. It’s far less simplistic.

(more…)

India’s Supreme Court is poised to deliver a landmark judgement that may make marital rape a crime, a fiercely debated subject with roots in colonial law.

(more…)

Australians might think their right to march in the streets is constitutionally guaranteed, but it isn’t.

(more…)

As long as the law does not recognise it as transnational organised crime, the illegal trade of wildlife will continue to flourish in Indonesia.

(more…)