law Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/law/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:15:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 India’s new law imposes up to 10-Year jail term for false promises of marriage leading to sex https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/indias-new-law-imposes-up-to-10-year-jail-term-for-false-promises-of-marriage-leading-to-sex/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/indias-new-law-imposes-up-to-10-year-jail-term-for-false-promises-of-marriage-leading-to-sex/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:15:19 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=61815 India’s new false promises of marriage law imposes up to 10 years in prison for those who deceive women into sex with a fake marriage promise.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/free-court-transcripts-for-sexual-assault-survivors-in-scotland/feed/ 0 Murdaugh Murders: A Complete Timeline https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/murdaugh-murders-a-complete-timeline/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/murdaugh-murders-a-complete-timeline/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:13:23 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=39184 On March 2, the South Carolina jury found once-prominent American lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, guilty on all counts in the murders of his wife and son, as his finances and legal career fell into ruins.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/murdaugh-murders-a-complete-timeline/feed/ 0 The Ever Changing Rights of Protesters https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/the-ever-changing-rights-of-protesters/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/the-ever-changing-rights-of-protesters/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:53:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=31658 This year protesters have found themselves having to keep a close eye on the changing laws concerning their rights. Now a new challenge faces them with the Public Order Bill.

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