Russian Official Seeks Lower Criminal Responsibility Age and Stronger School Safety Measures

Russia’s investigative chief laments that children can’t be jailed from age 12

Russia’s top investigator has called for lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12, saying the proposal has so far been rejected.

Russian Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Corrupt Officials Harming National Security

Russian State Duma deputies from the Fair Russia faction have submitted a bill proposing the introduction of the death penalty for corruption crimes that undermine citizens’ security and the country's defense capabilities. Party leader and State Duma deputy Sergei Mironov announced the initiative in Yekaterinburg in an interview with RTVI. Bill Targets Corruption Affecting National Security Mironov said current legislation distinguishes between ordinary corruption and crimes such as treason. According to him, existing laws do not adequately address cases where officials commit corruption-related offenses that directly harm national security.

Korea leans toward conditional lowering of criminal responsibility age

The Korean government is considering lowering the age threshold for criminal responsibility from 14 to 13 for juvenile offenders who committed serious crimes, amid clashing opinions from the public and experts. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Justice have agreed to conditionally lower the culpability age for underage offenders, according to local media reports on Sunday. Officials reportedly plan to submit their recommendation to the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The

Ondo govt withholds WASSCE results of students over ‘sign-out’ chaos, rampage

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results and testimonials of some graduating secondary school students in Ondo State have been withheld over misconduct during the completion of their final exams. The Ondo State Government disclosed that the penalty became imperative following the involvement of 17 graduating students in chaotic and undisciplined behaviour. According [] Ondo govt withholds WASSCE results of students over ‘sign-out’ chaos, rampage

UT System medical schools refuse to release admissions data, sparking racial preference concerns: report

University of Texas medical schools are concealing their admissions data, according to a new report by the watchdog group Do No Harm. This sparked allegations that the schools may be preferring students based on race despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 Students for Fair Admissions ruling that banned affirmative action admissions policies. Do No Harm sent []