Bangladesh follows a 150-year-old definition of rape given in the Penal Code, 1860, which happens to be a colonial holdover. Section 375 of the Penal Code defines rape along this line: A man is said ...

KUCHING: Rights groups are urging the government to amend the Penal Code’s definition of rape by the end of this year. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) says there must be no slowdown in the ...

Isis has published a penal code listing crimes punishable by amputation, stoning and crucifixion, along with a chilling vow to ensure the code is vigilantly enforced in areas under its control. The ...

The measure, hailed by rights groups as a historic step toward gender equality, makes France the latest European nation to adopt a consent-based law.