Global South World - Criminal Justice Reform https://www.globalsouthworld.com/rss/tag/Criminal%20Justice%20Reform en-US Argentina to reform penal code, lowering age of criminal responsibility to 13: Video https://www.globalsouthworld.com/article/argentina-to-reform-penal-code-lowering-age-of-criminal-responsibility-to-13-video https://www.globalsouthworld.com/article/argentina-to-reform-penal-code-lowering-age-of-criminal-responsibility-to-13-video Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:40:14 Z Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said the updated code “defends the victims and not the criminals,” introducing tougher penalties for homicide, violent theft, and crimes that have plagued everyday Argentines. “Simple homicide will increase from 10 to 30 years. Aggravated homicides, including killings of teachers, children , the elderly, and deaths caused by football ultras at mass events, will carry life sentences,” Bullrich said.

The reforms also aim to protect security forces from prosecution when acting law fully, expanding self-defence to include the fulfilment of duty. Bullrich said this will ensure officers “acting within the framework of the law and Constitution are protected and do not end up as victims.” 

The code also introduces up to 15 years in prison for motorcycle thieves who assault or drag victims and tightens penalties for violent street crimes.

President Javier Milei praised the proposals, calling them essential to restoring public order. “If we pass these reforms, those who commit crimes will pay seriously, and good Argentines will live in a safer society ,” Milei said. “Order is a precondition to make Argentina great again,” he added.

The plan will now be tabled before the National Congress for debate and approval.

]]> Global South World Mileis_Penal_Code_reform_to_lower_age_of-68e171ad58352f408feed33c_Oct_04_2025_19_14_02 Protests as UN judge Lydia Mugambe jailed for enslaving Ugandan woman in UK: Video https://www.globalsouthworld.com/article/protests-as-un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-for-enslaving-ugandan-woman-in-uk-video https://www.globalsouthworld.com/article/protests-as-un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-for-enslaving-ugandan-woman-in-uk-video Sat, 03 May 2025 16:56:05 Z The 50-year-old judge, formerly lauded for her human rights work, was convicted of forcing the woman to work as a domestic slave, in what the court described as a “most egregious abuse of power and status.”

The court found that Mugambe exploited her position as a respected international jurist and mentor, coercing the woman, also Ugandan, into prolonged servitude under conditions that violated her dignity and autonomy.

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