Human behavior

A Justice Ministry bill that was put up for public consultation on Wednesday stipulates that same-sex couples entering cohabitation agreements should have the same rights as married couples but bars them from marriage and common adoption.

Four children in every average school class  [25-30 pupils] in Serbia have experienced some kind of sexual violence but only 7 per cent of those who knew of such cases have reported this to the authorities, the results of the first National Study On Child Sexual Abuse show.

Poverty and fear are the major reasons why most women subjected to domestic violence in eastern Turkey opt not to take action, according to a new report released by a women?s rights group. 

An independent Afghan anti-corruption body says that nepotism plays a critical role in getting a job as a diplomat in the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry.

In a report released on June 3, the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee says favoritism and patronage often prevail over merit and ability in diplomatic appointments.

The 52-year-old teacher accused by parents of sexually harassing eight students, aged 10 and 11 years of age, is appearing before the Court of Misdemeanours in Trikala. He stands accused of displaying lewd and inappropriate behavior but denies charges.

Terrible things are happening in this country. Yes, we all know that for a time, actually for a long time, there has been ongoing misogyny.

We hear about it, we see it and we experience it. 

A Canadian court has ordered tobacco firms to pay 15.5 billion Canada Dollars ($12.4 billion) to smokers in Quebec who claimed they were never warned about health risks linked to smoking.

Imperial Tobacco Canada, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and JTI-MacDonald said they would appeal the award for moral and punitive damages, which is the largest in Canadian history.

In 2014, officials reported receiving 477 gifts, "more of them appropriate (270) than protocol-related (207)," shows the Anti-Corruption Agency's updated data.

Parents of bully victim Vangelis Giakoumakis, who committed suicide after being hazed by students of the Dairy School of Ioannina, have decided to start legal action against the education facility’s administration. They were outraged by the school’s decision to “punish” students who were responsible for their son’s torture by simply reprimanding the students responsible.

A Belgian deputy of Turkish origin has been expelled from her party for refusing to call the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as ?genocide.?