The fatal blaze rocked Guatemala and highlighted widespread abuse in the government’s shelter system. A Guatemalan court has convicted six people in connection with the deaths of 41 girls at a state-funded youth shelter in 2017. On Tuesday, Judge Ingrid Cifuentes gave the former officials, who had all pleaded not guilty, sentences of between six … Read more
“We are really suffering from a lack of legal framework that adequately protects the rights of women and children.” Iraq’s amendments to its personal status law have been controversial. Critics say the changes could roll back women’s rights, with serious implications for marriage, divorce, and child custody. So why has this shift happened and what … Read more
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana will likely spend the rest of his life in jail for murdering three girls. A teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, the United Kingdom last year has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Judge Julian Goose said on Thursday that … Read more
A fire has broken out at a girls’ school in central Kenya just two days after a boarding school inferno killed 21 boys at another school. Firefighters were battling a blaze at a girls’ school in central Kenya, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. The latest inferno, reported on … Read more