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Law · January, 2020

Stories about Law from January, 2020

Remembrance for femicide victims in Trinidad & Tobago raises awareness of gender-based violence

'If the reporting mechanisms worked, those women would be alive'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

31 January 2020

How Zimbabwe's biometric ID scheme — and China’s AI aspirations — threw a wrench in elections

For some, digital ID became a tool of voter intimidation.

Written by Kudzai Chimhangwa

30 January 2020

In Dhaka's mayoral election, environmental promises undermined by plastic campaign posters

Dhaka doesn't need to be Singapore, it needs to be clean

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

29 January 2020

This Nigerian human rights lawyer wins second order of restraint against government

‘I was subjected to incalculable psychological torture’

Written by Pamela Ephraim

24 January 2020

Redemption Song: My journey to marijuana activism

"You better believe the personal is political"

Written by Guest Contributor

21 January 2020

Baul singer Shariat Sarkar arrested in Bangladesh for ‘insulting’ Islam

He challenged the claim that music is forbidden in Islam

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

20 January 2020

Is there more to the Caribbean's single-use plastics ban than meets the eye?

Seven Caribbean nations say they're implementing a ban in January 2020

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

18 January 2020

New privacy law in Mozambique threatens freedom of expression, activists say

Citizens could be prosecuted for sharing images without consent

Written by Dércio Tsandzana, Liam Anderson

16 January 2020

Thai journalist convicted over a 2017 Twitter post about a labor conflict

"There is a high level of self-censorship in Thailand… When you forbid freedom of expression… you forbid an open society."

Written by Mong Palatino

11 January 2020

Sudan needs strong network neutrality laws to match its growing internet boom

Mobile operators in Sudan practice zero-rating

Written by Mohamed Suliman

10 January 2020

Belize's new fisheries bill: A ‘model for how to manage marine resources’

Belize joins global reform efforts (Part 2 of 2)

Written by Kori Tuitt

9 January 2020

Is Taiwan an unrecognized country?

"While today the international community is happy to maintain the current status-quo when dealing separately with Taiwan and China, certain political forces in both places are advocating for a change."

Written by Filip Noubel

9 January 2020

Deadline looms for biometric SIM card registration in Tanzania

Citizens who miss the January 20 deadline will be locked out

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

8 January 2020

Belize gets serious about ocean conservation with new Fisheries Resources Bill

How managing overfishing can help save Belize's seas (Part 1 of 2)

Written by Kori Tuitt

8 January 2020

Ahead of Taiwan's presidential election, KMT accuses DPP of ‘green terror’ and Beijing echoes

KMT criticizes newly passed Anti-infiltration Law

Written by Oiwan Lam

8 January 2020

‘A disturbing crackdown on press freedom’: Pakistan arbitrarily blocking Slate.com

The latest ban has been in effect since November 2, 2019

Written by Hija Kamran

4 January 2020

Global Voices quinceañera: When the Caribbean did the right thing

Part 5: Reimagining education, fighting corruption and honouring Indigenous peoples

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

1 January 2020

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