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The purpose of our report is basically to reveal the human rights violations that have taken place within North Korea’s penal systems. (It) finds that even 10 years after the UN established a Commission of Inquiry there still is systematic and widespread human rights violations. – Kim Jiwon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Even if the reports about Navalny being transferred to the Melekhovo Penal Colony are true, it is hardly a relief. This colony is known to be one of the toughest and most torturous in Russia, before Navalny’s appeal to a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security prison was upheld, there were already rumors he would be transferred to this colony. – Anna Veduta	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I've been focusing more on learning penal code, criminal code of procedure and the things that will keep me from doing something that I shouldn't be doing because I don't know the law the way I should know it. – Charles Wesley	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Although my clients are disappointed, they are not surprised, unfortunately, our penal laws and system frequently do not properly punish the acts of so many abusive men in power.Cuomo’s conduct was nonetheless unlawful and deeply harmful to the women who were subjected to it, as the Attorney General and Assembly found in their reports. – Marianna Wang	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
For me, it's all about driving. The fairways are generous in some spots. Some holes are narrow. But you've got to hit the fairways here, the rough is pretty penal. It's not super deep, but it's just really thick, and you've just got to drive it straight. I like the golf course. It sets up well for me. I feel like I can drive it good around here. – Yet Johnson	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think its a pity that they have closed what could have been a model prison, they were self-supporting, they (inmates) were producing. They grew vegetables. They had cattle, goats, pigs. There was a fish farm and a salt works ... the problem was political, the authorities decided not to continue as a penal colony, and so little by little it fell apart. – Rogelio Zedillo	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The 1861 law, under section 243 of the penal code, says abortion can only be performed by a skilled person through operation. Now you and me would ask' who is this skilled person' ? So the new law clarifies that. – Chrispine Sibande	Found on CNN 5 years ago
If you look at the Indian penal code, there are so many subclassifications. They range from molestation, assault, to rape and penetrative sex. Here( in the bill) it is very loosely worded. – Anitha Shenoy	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We are running the risk of being accused of fornication punishable under the penal code. – Adam Rabati	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
In the video, someone has taken a pig and holds its rear leg in the air while another animal, a dog, runs to attack it, that, in and of itself, is a penal code animal cruelty violation in the state of California, but the office still needs to investigate the circumstances. – Aaron Reyes	Found on CNN 8 years ago
He has been jailed over a year and ... keeping him in jail is illegal based on Iran's new penal code. – Leila Ahsan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Article 35 of the (New York) penal law permits you to use deadly physical force to stop a fleeing felon who is either charged with a felony or convicted of a felony, so the police officer was spot on. – Ed Gavin	Found on CNN 8 years ago
North Korea has a very strict and very extensive penal code. – Jean Lee	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Andrew and Myuran are the model of what penal systems the world over long to achieve. – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We followed the trial carefully and the convicts had been saying that the murder was a planned one, we expected that they would get the heaviest punishment in the Rwanda penal code. – Mupiganyi Appolinaire	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

The purpose of our report is basically to reveal the human rights violations that have taken place within North Korea’s penal systems. (It) finds that even 10 years after the UN established a Commission of Inquiry there still is systematic and widespread human rights violations.

– Kim Jiwon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Even if the reports about Navalny being transferred to the Melekhovo Penal Colony are true, it is hardly a relief. This colony is known to be one of the toughest and most torturous in Russia, before Navalny’s appeal to a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security prison was upheld, there were already rumors he would be transferred to this colony.

– Anna Veduta

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I've been focusing more on learning penal code, criminal code of procedure and the things that will keep me from doing something that I shouldn't be doing because I don't know the law the way I should know it.

– Charles Wesley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Although my clients are disappointed, they are not surprised, unfortunately, our penal laws and system frequently do not properly punish the acts of so many abusive men in power.Cuomo’s conduct was nonetheless unlawful and deeply harmful to the women who were subjected to it, as the Attorney General and Assembly found in their reports.

– Marianna Wang

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For me, it's all about driving. The fairways are generous in some spots. Some holes are narrow. But you've got to hit the fairways here, the rough is pretty penal. It's not super deep, but it's just really thick, and you've just got to drive it straight. I like the golf course. It sets up well for me. I feel like I can drive it good around here.

– Yet Johnson

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think its a pity that they have closed what could have been a model prison, they were self-supporting, they (inmates) were producing. They grew vegetables. They had cattle, goats, pigs. There was a fish farm and a salt works ... the problem was political, the authorities decided not to continue as a penal colony, and so little by little it fell apart.

– Rogelio Zedillo

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The 1861 law, under section 243 of the penal code, says abortion can only be performed by a skilled person through operation. Now you and me would ask' who is this skilled person' ? So the new law clarifies that.

– Chrispine Sibande

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If you look at the Indian penal code, there are so many subclassifications. They range from molestation, assault, to rape and penetrative sex. Here( in the bill) it is very loosely worded.

– Anitha Shenoy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are running the risk of being accused of fornication punishable under the penal code.

– Adam Rabati

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

In the video, someone has taken a pig and holds its rear leg in the air while another animal, a dog, runs to attack it, that, in and of itself, is a penal code animal cruelty violation in the state of California, but the office still needs to investigate the circumstances.

– Aaron Reyes

Found on CNN
8 years ago

He has been jailed over a year and ... keeping him in jail is illegal based on Iran's new penal code.

– Leila Ahsan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Article 35 of the (New York) penal law permits you to use deadly physical force to stop a fleeing felon who is either charged with a felony or convicted of a felony, so the police officer was spot on.

– Ed Gavin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

North Korea has a very strict and very extensive penal code.

– Jean Lee

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Andrew and Myuran are the model of what penal systems the world over long to achieve.

– Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We followed the trial carefully and the convicts had been saying that the murder was a planned one, we expected that they would get the heaviest punishment in the Rwanda penal code.

– Mupiganyi Appolinaire

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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