RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Amnesty International criticised a leaked draft of Saudi Arabia's first penal code on Tuesday, saying it would codify practices ranging from flogging to gender ...

Detailed analysis shows code criminalises freedom of expression, homosexuality and abortion, and provides no protection for those targeted in crimes of ‘honour’ Draft code allows child offenders to be ...

Article 85 of the new Criminal Code stipulates that community sentences only apply for offenses with a maximum sentence of five years in prison, if the judges sentence the defendant to no more than ...

Peter Dimba, chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee in Parliament, has called for a thorough revision of the Penal Code, citing its numerous inconsistencies with the current Constitution. Peter Dimba ...

With vague rules on what counts as ‘chaos,’ Indonesia’s new penal code has the public questioning their right to protest.

Japan is one step closer to amending its Penal Code in order to emphasize rehabilitation programs aimed at giving inmates a better chance of reintegrating into society. Punishments under the current ...