Cabinet approves changes to penal code
The cabinet on Tuesday approved changes to the penal code, including expanding offences against individuals and deprivation of liberty. Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said the...
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N. Ireland abortion laws violate women’s rights, UN body says
The United Kingdom violates women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion, a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination...
Large Australian state edges towards allowing euthanasia
The parliament of Australia‘s second largest state passed legislation on Friday to allow terminally ill patients to seek medical help to end their lives, a bill...
New anti-crime centre to tackle juvenile delinquency
The first project for the newly-established centre for anti-crime and security policy is a bill on handling juvenile delinquents, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on...
Changes to driving regulations for learners’ and elderly
A consultation period is underway on a bill amending regulations for driving licences for young drivers as well as the elderly. The draft bill provides...
With one eye on the job, the other on elections, MPs pass 80 bills
DURING Thursday’s often turbulent plenary the House passed some 80 items of legislation before disbanding ahead of next month’s legislative elections. The raft of legislations...
Dogs and junk mail left for new parliament to sort
Discussion on a bill for dog owners and another for promotional leaflets were postponed on Wednesday during a House environment committee meeting and are being...
Average lifespan of stray dog in Cyprus 1.5-2 years
One of the effects of the economic crisis over the past three years has been an upsurge in abandoning dogs on the roads and fields,...
Asylum law and access to services in Cyprus major concern for CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
The long and often unnecessary detention of migrants is a major issue that Cyprus must address, the Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks...
Calls to better integrate migrants into Cypriot society on eve of anti-racism day
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which is marked on March 21, migrant support group, KISA...
Most provident funds and charities to be exempt from bail-ins
The House finance committee on Tuesday said that 99 per cent of provident funds would be shielded from a ‘bail-in’ or haircut on deposits, under...
Hasikos slams auditor-general’s ‘superstar’ status (Update: adds Neophytou ‘pope’ comment)
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Sunday he would be consulting with the attorney-general on Monday on the way in which Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides exercises...
Report: limited oversight on intelligence services in Cyprus
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a report mapping member states’ legal frameworks when it comes to surveillance by intelligence services and...
Divorced fathers seek equal rights
By Evie Andreou SOCIETY needs to be educated on men’s equal rights to parenthood, Marios Panaou the man behind the Cyprus Fatherhood Initiative group said...
Laws from a bygone age
By Constantinos Psillides IN CASE you missed it over the last three weeks, Accept-LGBT Cyprus head Costas Gavrielides got into hot water with the police,...
‘New era for animal welfare’
By Jean Christou Police have secured 40 convictions for animal abuse and six cases are currently under investigation, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Friday....