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15.07.2009, 16:02
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To protect children from pedophiles, it’s necessary to penalize not only on those who are distributing and producing child pornography, but also those who keep these materials, says Bertrand Bainvel from UNICEF.
10.11.2009, 22:14
Fourteen people from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have been arrested for allegedly trafficking hundreds of women in the sex trade.
15.07.2009, 14:13
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Bills approved by the Russian State Duma include increasing sentences to 20 years for the rape of children – and also harsher measures for the distributors of child pornography.
09.07.2010, 03:06
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The issue of what to do with convicted sex offenders in America is not black and white. There are several shades of gray, both in terms of the types of offenders and the types of laws that deal with them.
10.03.2010, 08:29
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Sexual harassment in the workplace is a sad reality for many women in modern Russia. But without established laws to protect female employees from unwanted attention, many victims suffer in silence.
14.07.2009, 20:47
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A specific national plan of action should be created and countries should exchange information to combat human trafficking, said Alberto Andreani of the International Organization for Migration.
23.12.2009, 20:51
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Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2003 arrest of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev was illegal on procedural grounds and must be annulled. The decision will have no impact on his imprisonment, however.
08.06.2009, 19:45
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A Moscow City court has sentenced an Uzbeki, convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl, to 23 years in a maximum security prison. The chilling murder was witnessed by several people, though none called police.
03.05.2009, 13:38
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The number of Russian policemen brought to justice over the past four years is increasing. With people scared of seeing men in uniform, human rights activists and lawmakers in Russia are calling for urgent police reform.
21.01.2010, 20:32
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Russian law has always been a complicated issue. RT has interviewed Aleksander Konovalov, Russia’s Justice Minister on widespread distrust in the country's legal system and on planned measures to improve the situation.
Published: 29 September, 2009, 09:53
Edited: 30 September, 2009, 08:00
Moscow’s regional military court is due to resume hearing a sex trafficking case involving 13 suspects, one of whom is a senior Russian intelligence officer.
Great from two angles; the first is that we are applying effort and start to show commitment for protecting women; secondly glad to see that we are moving in the corridors, and that no one can feel immune due to their position from the rule of law. More like this please! Trafficking in women is one of the most revolting crimes of our time. Getting a handle on this can move us on to the next level of improving womens security in the workplace. These are great first steps, but more and more to break these rings is required.