IRE: Seeking to track sex offenders poses human rights questions
The idea of electronic tagging for sex offenders is not a new one. It was considered by the Department of Justice in 2009 in relation to the Discussion Document on…
UK: Police relax monitoring of sex offenders to focus on high-risk criminals
Police forces have dropped measures designed to stop convicted sex criminals reoffending, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said, in a bid to focus more on those who present a greater risk.…
Samoa: Girls, women and mothers have a right to be protected from sex offenders
The launch of the Samoa Law Reform Commission’s Report on the Sex Offenders Register yesterday is a step in the right direction. And with Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi’s use of…
Canada: Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of crass political games over sex-offender registry demands
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the safety of children is a priority, but he won’t say whether his government will move ahead with a public registry for high-risk child sex…
Canada: Officials advise Goodale to rethink plan of public sex offender database
Federal officials have advised Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to put the brakes on setting up a publicly accessible database of high-risk child sex offenders. Full Article
AUS: Australia to strip convicted paedophiles of passports
Convicted paedophiles will have their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again under tough new laws which Australia Tuesday (May 30) hailed as a "world first". Legislation…
UK: Primary schoolchildren are coming home sunburnt as schools ban teachers from applying sun lotion
Experts say sunburn during childhood can more than double the risk of developing skin cancer as an adult. Touching pupils, such as to apply sun cream or offer a reassuring…
UK: Men won’t volunteer to help the Scouts for one depressing reason: they’ll be labelled paedophiles
Ever since it was officially recognised by Royal charter in 1912, the Scout Association has taught British kids the type of campfire practicality and social do-gooding that is arguably lacking in our tech-rich,…
Trinidad & Tobago: Bring sex offenders registry
The T&T Government should partner with the Angel Watch Centre and the United States’ Department of Justice in a bid to alert foreign law enforcement partners about intended travel by…
India: Sex offender registries don’t work (Opinion)
Last month, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi once again reiterated the need to set up a national sex offender registry after a convicted sex offender allegedly confessed…
UK: Police hunt for sex offenders who have fled country
Five registered sex offenders have evaded police and fled the country, it has emerged. Figures from Police Scotland show there are currently more than 4,000 sex offenders being managed in…
UK: Facebook damages payout to Limavady child sex abuser may be reduced
Facebook remains liable in damages for details about a convicted child abuser featuring on pages set up to name and shame paedophiles in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal has…
EU proposes U.S.-style security checks to vet visa-free travelers
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission wants additional security checks on visitors to Europe, it said Wednesday, proposing a US-style online system to vet visa-free travelers as part of efforts to…
Trinidad & Tobago: Online seminar on Sex Offender Registry
A SENIOR policy advisor from the United States’ Department of Justice SMART department — which is in charge of the Sex Offender registration policy in the US — will speak…
AUS: Crackdown on child sex offender passports
The federal government will work with crossbench senator Derryn Hinch to stop child sex offenders from travelling overseas. Full Article
International “Sex Offender’ Registries Expand and Proliferate
The number of "sex offender" registries continues to expand and proliferate, according to a recently released federal government report. There are now 24 nations that have existing "sex offender" registries…
Canada: Edmonton judge rules national sex offender registry is unconstitutional
An Edmonton judge has ruled that the national sex offender registry is unconstitutional as it is “over broad and grossly disproportionate” and violates people of their charter rights. In a…
AUS: Dangerous offender laws the antithesis of free and democratic society
DETAINING people after they have served the sentence imposed on them by a court is unconscionable. Yet this practice, which has its origins in Nazi Germany, has become common across…