STORY: Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales. Lawmakers voted 379 to 137 to end prosecutions of women for ending pregnancies. Abortions have been legal ...

Bill, 2025, a proposal aimed at shielding consumers and businesses from unfair and unconscionable contract terms. Sponsored by Wajir East Member of Parliament (MP) Aden Daud Mohamed and published in ...

Georgia's parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country's aspirations to join the European Union — and a step toward the kind of draconian laws that have ...

The Spanish parliament has approved a controversial amnesty law that paves the way for hundreds of people facing prosecution for their roles in the failed independence bid in Catalonia to be pardoned.

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of the Georgian parliament signed into a law Thursday a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, ...

Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software ...

Kazakhstan’s parliament considered a “foreign agent” law proposal on Wednesday, with member of parliament Irina Smirnova arguing that there is a need for a law that clearly identifies and marks ...

Protesters attempt to storm Indonesia’s parliament during a protest against controversial changes to election laws that could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo, ...

Slovakia’s parliament approved a contentious law to restructure the public broadcaster RTVS on Thursday, sparking concerns about the independence of public media in the country. Opposition MPs ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime ...