Philippines: Congress Aims to Lock Up More Children

Expand Mourners watch as Kian delos Santos, a 17-year-old student who was shot during anti-drug operations is buried in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines August 26, 2017. © 2017 Reuters (New York) – Philippine legislators should reject a draft law to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 to 12, Human Rights Watch said today. Both houses of the Philippine Congress appear set to approve a bill that would incarcerate greater numbers of children caught up in the criminal justice system. Under House Bill 8858, children as young as 12 could be tried for criminal offenses in family court.…

Read complete article

~	Tajikistan: EU States, Turkey Should Not Return Dissidents

~	As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust

~	From forced kisses to power imbalances, violence against women in sport is endemic

~	Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression

~	5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems

~	For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex

~	Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried

~	Family of transgender child talks about problems and support in Moldova

~	Does ‘virtue signaling’ pay off for entrepreneurs? We studied 81,799 Airbnb listings to find out

~	What happens when I stop taking a drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro?