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Supreme Court decision on Peter Ellis appeal to be revealed on Friday
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Supreme Court decision on Peter Ellis appeal to be revealed on Friday

The final word from the New Zealand courts on the Peter Ellis case which started more than 30 years ago will be delivered on Friday. The Supreme Court this week alerted interested parties that the court would deliver its decision on the appeal by now deceased child care worker Peter Ellis at 2pm on Friday…

Church and state must protect children from abuse – UCA News
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Church and state must protect children from abuse – UCA News

Inaction brings shame to the Church as well as a lifetime of suffering for the victims Church and state are frequently slow and silent about the abuse of children and action is frequently lacking in bringing the abusers to justice. Denials, cover-ups, intimidation of victims and witnesses, and pay-offs to parents and victims are the…

Government speaks on Marriage Act amendment – The Citizen
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Government speaks on Marriage Act amendment – The Citizen

By Hellen Nachilongo Dar es Salaam. The government will next week provide the status of the preparation of bill to amend the Marriage Act 1971. Deputy Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs Geoffrey Pinda told The Citizen that the bill preparation involves collection of opinions from different before tabling it in Parliament. “I will convene…

Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor
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Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor

Colorado voters who made slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional in 2018 did not mean to abolish the state Department of Corrections’ prison labor program, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the appellate court turned away the constitutional challenge of inmate A. Mark Lamar, who argued the general requirement that prisoners…

Ghislaine Maxwell Starz Doc EP: It’s ‘Offensive’ for Her to Play the Victim
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Ghislaine Maxwell Starz Doc EP: It’s ‘Offensive’ for Her to Play the Victim

Watch The Official Trailer For Starz’s ‘Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell?’ The third and final episode of Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? airs tonight (Sunday, July 10) on Starz at 9 p.m., with the last installment delving deep into Maxwell’s criminal trial and conviction. In late 2021, Maxwell stood trial for several sex trafficking offenses she allegedly…