Judges miss chance to condemn ‘barbaric’ custom

Three women judges of Zambia’ Court of Appeal have dismissed a young man’s appeal against his sentence: 30 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for violently raping his 12-year-old cousin three times. He claimed he took the girl as part of...

Namibian Minister quits after corruption conviction

It is not common to read of a high court finding a government minister guilty of corruption but, this week, what might be unthinkable in many countries came to pass in Namibia. The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture was …Share this:Click to share on...

Foreigner’s health issues fail to halt deportation

How bad must a country’s medical facilities be before the UK courts bar the return of an illegal foreigner? It is a question UK judges are increasingly having to grapple with, most recently in the case of ‘PF’, a Nigerian …Share this:Click to...