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#1  |  Apr 16, 13:53 UTC Politics & Government The Hindu 🔗

It’s time women are seen as lawmakers, say women MPs

While endorsing their party line, women legislators also cite the positive role of male founders and leaders of their parties in enabling the participation of women in jobs, education, and politics

Time to act on stalled proposal toughening child abuse penalties, lawmakers say

Hong Kong authorities have been urged to toughen penalties for child abuse as a proposal to review protection laws for minors, which were last updated in 1995, has remained stalled for seven years. A check by the South China Morning Post found that over more than 20 years, only one of 13 serious child abuse cases involving ill-treatment or neglect of a child or young person resulted in a jail term close to the maximum of 10 years. Lawmakers earlier this month called for increasing the 10-year...