A Sri Lankan court has released a senior Buddhist monk on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor ...
A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...
The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on ...
Nepal’s newly elected government has created a new ministerial position which includes serving the LGBTQ+ community. The recently elected government has been restructuring, and Hon. Sita Badi was ...
Shree Krishna was found hanging inside a toilet at the Area Police Office in Khurkot on April 20 after being detained over ...
The Nepal government is considering introducing a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ provision in its rape laws to exempt penalising teenage ...
Opinion

Let Teens Grow Up

Nepal is thinking about changing a law that treats teenagers in relationships like criminals. That’s a good idea — and India should think about doing the same. In Nepal, the law currently says people ...
Juliet” clause to prevent consensual teenage relationships from automatically being treated as rape, while retaining strict ...
Objectives Same-sex marriage legalisation improves mental health among sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. In Japan, ...
The proposal establishes an exemption or lighter penalty bracket explicitly for consensual physical relationships, typically ...
Juliet Clause" to differentiate consensual teenage relationships from rape. The proposed amendment would exempt romantic or ...
A growing debate has emerged in Nepal over how the law treats relationships between teenagers, with child rights activists ...