The age of consent at which an individual is considered legally old enough to participate in sexual activity varies from country to country around the world. Some countries do not have a set age ...

We expect a girl or boy growing up in Mwingi, Kitui County, to enjoy the same legal protection as one growing up in Kawangware and Runda in Nairobi. One way the law provides this uniform ...

In a new twist in the unfurling drama between Candace Owens and President Emmanuel Macron, the former is claiming that the ...

Currently, Japan has the lowest age of consent in developed countries, and the lowest in ... He was later sent to prison after prosecutors appealed. Another saw a man found not guilty of raping ...

The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries. The legal age of consent ...

Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13 ... punishment of assailants have come slowly in a country where the legislative and judicial branches have long ...

A new proposal by conservative Shiite parties in Iraq seeks to lower the country’s legal marriage age from 18 to 9 years old.

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine ... is preparing to vote through an amendment that would overturn the country’s “personal status law”.