MPs raise concerns over child sex crimes bill amendments

PARLIAMENT | Sexual Offences Against Children Amendment Bill passed; hike in deepfake cases

No opposition to the bill heard during the call for voice votes.

GB Mums blast soft justice, NHS maternity and child abuse sentences: 'We're not protecting children!'

Michelle Dewberry, Olivia Utley, Charlotte Griffiths and Emma Woolf discuss the damning NHS maternity care report, child safety, online child sexual abuse, mental health, and the controversial Court of Appeal decision to increase the sentences of two teenage rapists. GB Mums tackles the biggest parenting, politics and UK news stories affecting families, with honest debate and strong opinions on the issues making headlines. WATCH THE LATEST EPISODE ABOVE. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Azalina tables sweeping amendment to Act 792 expanding child sex crime law and closing loopholes overseas

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The proposed amendment to the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792) seeks to...

PARLIMEN: Pindaan Akta 792 perluas kuasa luar wilayah

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan mencadangkan pindaan terhadap Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017 (Akta 792) bagi memperluaskan bidang kuasa undang-undang negara terhadap kesalahan seksual melibatkan kanak-kanak yang dilakukan di luar Malaysia. Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Undang-Undang dan Reformasi Institusi), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said berkata, langkah itu selaras dengan usaha memperkukuh perlindungan terhadap kanak-kanak daripada ... Read more The post PARLIMEN: Pindaan Akta 792 perluas kuasa luar wilayah appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Jeffrey Donaldson images removed from Council headquarters

Now convicted sex offender had been MP for constituency that covers Lisburn

General : Act 792 Amendment Bill Seeks To Cover Child Sexual Offences Committed Abroad

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The bill to amend the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792) seeks to extend the application of the act to offences committed overseas by individuals with ties to Malaysia.

[Photo] 🚨 The Supreme Court will decide whether parents have standing to challenge Washington [...]

The Supreme Court will decide whether parents have standing to challenge Washington laws that allow runaway minors seeking gender-transition services to receive state assistance without parental notice or consent.https://x.com/scotus_wire/status/2071589169881604111?s=61

Proposed sexual offences overhaul extensive but advocacy groups cite concerns

Hong Kong authorities’ proposed overhaul of the city’s sexual offence laws has gone further than suggestions made by a law reform body, but some advocates remain concerned over a legal defence loophole. Advocacy groups have welcomed authorities’ proposals to include a list of circumstances that define situations of no consent to a sexual act, as well as adopting gender-neutral wording to cover victims of all genders. But lingering vagueness over a defence claiming an “honest but mistaken” belief...

Labor and Greens under fire for blocking sex-based protections

Women’s Forum Australia CEO Rachael Wong warns Labor and the Greens are still refusing to restore sex-based protections. “I think she is trying to keep a foot in both camps,” Ms Wong told Sky News host James Morrow. “I think there has been a little bit of progress and I think she is starting to acknowledge that there are some issues that have come about as a result of the amendments to the sex discrimination act back when her government was in power. “I think that her saying, well, it was a different time, was clearly a cop out. “Now that they are abundantly clear, we have women being sexually assaulted in prisons by men identifying as women; we have women and girls being injured in sports by the same. “Now that the consequences are abundantly clear, is the current government going to do anything about it. “Judging by this week, where Labor and the Greens block not one but two bills to restore sex-based protections to the Act, I think the answer is probably no at this stage.”

The Orwellian absurdity of UK’s proposed Conversion Practices Bill

Parents who reject gender ideology now face the prospect of Minority Report-style pre-crime restrictions, fines, and imprisonment simply for raising their children according to observable reality The post The Orwellian absurdity of UK’s proposed Conversion Practices Bill appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Crisis Center: Physical and Sexual Abuse Cases on the Rise

Crisis Center: Physical and Sexual Abuse Cases on the Rise

Indian government issues notice to Meta over child sexual abuse materials on Instagram

Government demands explanation within seven days after BBC report on child sexual abuse content

Protection of children online and privacy: the European Parliament calls for end-to-end encryption to be exempt from scanning

The plenary adopted a series of amendments to the Council’s position on extending the derogation from the privacy rules (the ePrivacy Directive) to combat online sexual abuse of children. This issue forms part of a wider context in which the EU is working on permanent legislation to step up the fight against this phenomenon

Q&A with oversight committee chair Bridget Masango on statutory rape crisis

Parliament heard this month that statutory rape was a national crisis. Chris Barron asked the chair of the social development oversight committee, Bridget Masango ...

And the Anglican Church in Australia is having to sell properties to keep up with sexual abuse penalties. Followup for the trifecta [Followup]

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Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence

[HRW] Discriminatory Laws, Underinvestment in Public Services Enable Abuse

Parliamentary debate: MPs call for better detention conditions for women in prison

MPs have called for better prison conditions for women, pointing to shortcomings in accommodation, work opportunities, and psychological support.

Joanna Timm: Australia shows us exactly where Britain’s conversion therapy ban is headed

Good law requires good evidence. But in this case, Parliament risks legislating on the basis of activist research that many independent observers regard as deeply questionable. The post Joanna Timm: Australia shows us exactly where Britain’s conversion therapy ban is headed appeared first on Conservative Home.

House Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Child Online Safety Bill

The legislation combines elements of several previous child safety and privacy bills following months of bipartisan negotiations.

Election 2026: Act vows to criminalise use of pets to control family violence victims

Election 2026: Act vows to criminalise use of pets to control family violence victims

Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality

The legislation, known as Bill C-9, has now cleared its final parliamentary hurdles after members of the House of Commons rejected a last-minute attempt to stop it. With Parliament’s approval secured, the bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law in the near future The post Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Supreme Court agrees to hear parental case involving runaway transgender youth

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an appeal from parents in Washington who are seeking to challenge state laws permitting runaway minors to receive transgender care without parental notice. By granting the appeal, the 6-3 conservative court is taking up transgender rights for the third time in as many years. At issue are []...Click to read more

Adam Zivo: Why American transgender athletes lost the right to play female sports

New U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld protections for sex, not gender

EU adopts new AI rules, postpones high-risk obligations

New law bans AI-generated non-consensual sexual content, child sexual abuse material

Victims’ Commissioner Accuses Labour of False Assurances Over Early Release of Serious Criminals

The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner have called on the government to pause their new early release scheme. Labour MPs abstained on a vote last night to prevent the release of grooming gang members, rapists, paedophiles and child sex offenders before their terms are up Labour’s emergency release of

Tom Sandoval's Dueling Restraining Orders Explained

This week on Legally Us, Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law Associates, breaks down Tom Sandoval’s request for a domestic violence restraining order against Victoria and her father, J. Will Robinson. On Thursday, June 24, Sandoval, 44, filed for a domestic violence restraining order against Victoria and []

The outcomes of a long week of lawmaking

In an 80-hour week, mostly under urgency, MPs debated 23 proposed laws through 36 stages. Here are the laws they agreed and the new ones open for public feedback.

Death of Lyhanna: 'Comprehensive law' on Assemblée Nationale's agenda marks victory for feminist and child advocacy groups

The bill, which aims to strengthen the fight against gender-based and sexual violence, will be debated in the fall, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced after a policy reversal. But a review by the Council of State is expected to reshape the law's scope.

Jan Resseger: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Endangers the Well-Being of Children

Jan Resseger is a perceptive observer of policy and a passionate defender of children. She writes on this post about the myriad ways in which Trump’s signature legislation harms children. This bill will make many children hungrier, poorer, and less healthy. She writes: Huge omnibus laws filled with myriad amendments and unrelated provisions are always []

Federal Appeals Court In Georgia Upends Alabama Family Restrictions For Convicted Parents

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a major ruling Monday, declaring that the fundamental right of parents to live with their children extends to all parents, including those with past convictions for child pornography. In an en banc decision, the court tackled a challenge to the Alabama Sex Offender Registration [] Federal Appeals Court In Georgia Upends Alabama Family Restrictions For Convicted Parents

‘The House Is on Fire’: House Passes Online Protections to Shield Children from Porn

The House successfully passed their internet safety package for children while the Senate continues to stall. The Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act includes a key amendment that would protect children from viewing sexual content online, a statistic that only continues to grow. “To use figurative language, the house is on fire,” Rep. Mary Miller,...

House votes to release sexual misconduct settlement data

Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a proposal led by Rep. Thomas Massie aimed at publicly naming House members who paid out sexual misconduct settlements using taxpayer dollars. The issue has become a rallying cry in recent months, as some call for ...

Canada's new law criminalizing sexualized AI deepfakes 'too little, too late,' woman says

Canada's new law criminalizing sexualized AI deepfakes 'too little, too late,' woman says

UK lawmakers to debate influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups

UK lawmakers to debate influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups UK lawmakers are set to debate the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on British politics on Monday and consider calls for a public inquiry into the issue. The discussion follows a petition that has attracted more than 118,000 signatures, surpassing the threshold required for parliamentary consideration. Supporters of the petition argue that the role of pro-Israel organisations in UK politics should be examined in light of the government's response to the war in Gaza and rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The UK government had said in a statement issued in April that it does not support launching a public inquiry into the matter.