Bahamas: ‘Don’t Let Public See Sex Register’
The country’s leading counselling and advocacy services provider for abuse victims does not want a sex offender register to be made public. Dr Sandra Dean-Patterson, director of the Bahamas Crisis…
Romania: To have a national sex offender registry
Romania is to have a national sex offender registry that will allow the rapid identification of persons who have committed sexual offenses. President Klaus Iohannis signed on Thursday, June 20,…
Israel: Labor’s Gabbay apologizes for calling former MK a ‘sex offender’
[israelnationalnews.com - 6/10/19] The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court accepted the compromise reached between Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay and former Labor MK Eitan Broshi in the libel suit filed by…
England: Success! Kylo the Hero Dog Gets to Come Home
[care2.com - 5/30/19] Last summer, a mob of 20 angry men showed up at the residence of a young couple in Bristol, U.K. The men believed that this was the…
China: Restrictions on child sex offenders
[shanghai.gov.cn - 5/30/19] Sex offenders will no longer be able to work for local enterprises, public institutions and social organizations that involve contact with children, the Shanghai People’s Procuratorate announced…
AUS: Child Sex Offender Register Could Become Reality After Coalition’s Shock Win
Following Coalition’s shock election victory, a public sex offender register posited by the political alliance in Australia could soon become reality. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton suggested in a January news release that…
Singapore: Suspended sentences: Sex offenders should undergo psychological evaluation, treatment
[singaporelawwatch.sg - 5/14/19] In dealing with sex offenders with mental illness, the best solution may not be rehabilitation, says the writer. Assistant Professor Benjamin Joshua Ong's idea of imposing suspended…
Guam: Mandatory rather than optional chemical castration for sex offenders sought
[guampdn.com - 5/14/19] A new bill seeks to make chemical castration among Guam's sex offenders released on parole mandatory, rather than optional or voluntary, under a 2015 law that's never…
Tasmanian Speaker Sue Hickey votes against her own government again
[theadvocate.com.au - 5/1/19] Speaker Sue Hickey has scuttled the government's attempts to impose mandatory sentences on serious child-sex offenders. In making her casting vote on Wednesday night, Ms Hickey said…
Bahamas: Dames: No Stats To Support Us Crime Claims; Timeline for the sex offender registry
[tribune242.com - 4/24/19] NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday he didn’t have any statistics to back claims from a recently released United States report that crimes against its…
Fiji: Support for lifetime registration on sex offenders registry
[fbcnews.com.fj - 4/25/19] The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights is currently receiving submissions on the Sex Offenders Registry Bill. The Committee started their Northern tour with…
Australia: A public register of child sex offenders will do more harm than good
[smh.com.au - 4/4/19] If politicians are looking for a sure fire vote winner then anything that punishes people convicted of sex offences does the trick. So there is likely…
Canada: Sex-offender registry laws discriminate against mentally ill, court rules
[theprovince.com - 4/4/19] Parts of federal and Ontario laws requiring sex-offender registration where an accused is granted an absolute discharge after being found not criminally responsible discriminate against the…
Australia: Federal Budget dedicates $7.8 million for child sex offender list
[news.com.au - 4/3/19] Australians will soon have access to a wealth of information about convicted paedophiles across the country after the Federal Budget allocated $7.8 million for a “name…
Maldives: FPA establishes regulation for sex offender database
[raajje.mv - 3/29/19] The state’s Family Protection Agency (FPA) has on Thursday established a regulation for the database of sexual offenders in the Maldives. The Special Provisions Act to Deal…
Malaysia: Child sex offender registry to begin operations from April 1
[freemalaysiatoday.com - 3/26/19] PUTRAJAYA: The child sex offenders registry will be made available from April 1 to help the public monitor sexual offenders. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister…
Nigeria: Ekiti state moves to publicly shame sex offenders by displaying their photographs in prominent places
[alternativeafrica.com - 3/18/19] Ekiti State Government in the western zone of Nigeria Monday announced new measures aimed at curbing sexual violence, especially child defilement and rape in the state. The…
Philippines: US gives BI pat on the back for blocking 200 American sex offenders
The United States government has commended the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for preventing 200 American registered sex offenders (RSOs) from entering the Philippines in 2018. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said…