The policing bill will criminalise Gypsy and Traveller families – there is a better approach: Leeds GATE, Author provided The policing bill making its way through UK parliament has sparked controversy over its draconian proposals to expand police powers and curb protests. The bill will also have a detrimental impact on Gypsy and Traveller families …
Why Addis Ababa shouldn’t criminalise children who beg on its streets: Street-connected children use begging as a livelihood strategy Shutterstock/SunshineSeeds Over half of Ethiopia’s 100 million inhabitants are Orthodox Christians and a third practice Islam. Begging, in the form of almsgiving, is supported by the religious teachings of Christianity and Islam and is very common …
It’s time to criminalise the street harassment of children and young people: I was walking … to school on my own … all of a sudden this car drove by on the main road and some guy stopped at the red light, wound down his window, stuck his head out and started whistling at me. …