Legalization law adopted in KazakhstanToday, the Kazakhstan Parliament рфы adopted the law "On amnesty of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, repatriates and persons holding a residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan due to legalization of their property".
Japan bans child porn possessionJapan on Wednesday finally fell into line with other developed countries and made the possession of child pornography illegal.
Canada unveils new prostitution lawCanada's attorney general unveiled a law Wednesday that makes it legal to sell sex to individuals but illegal to buy it, after the high court struck down an anti-prostitution law.
Legalization of capital in Kazakhstan - Cui bono?The upcoming legalization of capital in Kazakhstan will benefit primarily the state officials - this is the opinion of the head of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Almaty Viktor Yambayev.
Drugs case against Tunisia blogger dismissedA prominent Tunisian blogger who accused police of fabricating drugs charges against him walked free from court on Friday after a judge threw out the case.
25 May 2014
Costa Rica to allow gay couples to share health benefitsCosta Rica's social security administration has agreed to allow same-sex couples to share health and pension benefits, even though the conservative Central American country bans gay marriage.
24 May 2014
Kazakhstan MP doubts upcoming legalizationOmarkhan Oksikbayev, Member of the Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliamentб doubts success of the forthcoming legalization of property in Kazakhstan.
23 May 2014
Bolivian ex-president can face rights trial in USA judge in the state of Florida has given a green light for a human rights abuses trial to move forward in the United States against Bolivian ex-president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.
Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensationBrazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.
15 May 2014
Uruguay limits legal pot purchases to 10 grams per weekUruguay on Friday took a major step in setting rules for the government-regulated sale of marijuana, a daring experiment supported by the country's iconoclastic president.