Peter Bone kicked out of parliament for violence and sexual misconduct: how recall petitions work: In the 2019 general election, Conservative Peter Bone held his seat in the Northamptonshire constituency of Wellingborough with more than 60% of the vote. Four years later, although there hasn’t been another election, he is no longer an MP. Bone, …
Can social media be used as a source of evidence in Kenya’s election petitions?: Getty Images The conduct of Kenya’s elections has repeatedly come under close scrutiny in the courts. Petitions were lodged challenging the outcome of presidential races in 2013 and 2017, as well as in the most recent poll. In addition to these, …
How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule: Leaders of the Aba women's protest against a tyranical warrant chief in Nigeria in 1929. National Museum of Unity, Nigeria Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated …