#reform

#reform

A row erupted over barring MPs from Parliament if arrested for serious offenses despite innocence until proven guilty principle being raised. [ more ]

FIFA's reform report led by Gianni Infantino aimed to restore trust post-corruption, with proposals for transparency, term limits, and institutional changes. [ more ]

The group of former officials is advocating for restrictions on deploying military inside the U.S.

The Insurrection Act, dating back to 1792, is deemed as outdated and in need of serious revision. [ more ]

Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's youngest president.

Faye vowed to uphold constitution, defend territorial integrity, and promote African unity. [ more ]

Appointment of Mohammed Mustafa as the new prime minister by Mahmoud Abbas under US pressure for reform.

Focus on Mustafa's task of forming a new government, unifying administration, and fighting corruption. [ more ]

Design challenges in hiring processes face dissent from designers due to unrealistic time expectations, lack of respect, limited skill assessment, and ethical concerns.

Reform is advocated for more human-centered, ethical assessment methods like portfolio reviews and collaborative discussions to promote inclusivity in hiring processes. [ more ]

Sexual abuse of incarcerated women in West Bengal's overcrowded prisons is a harsh reality.

Prison conditions for women in West Bengal need urgent reform to ensure their safety. [ more ]

The United States has seen a 24 percent decrease in its prison population since 2009.

One in five Black men born in 2021 is likely to be incarcerated in his lifetime. [ more ]

Joyce McMillan's children were taken away from her nearly 25 years ago, sparking her advocacy for child welfare system reforms.

More than three million children in the U.S. were involved in an investigation or other intervention for suspected abuse or neglect in 2021.

Child welfare agencies say that out of those interventions, only about 600,000 cases were substantiated. [ more ]

Ofsted is urging schools to pause inspections that may be harming the mental health of staff.

The schools inspectorate is considering overhauling how it inspects and grades safeguarding. [ more ]

Legal Aid Society calls on Albany to enact package of reforms to serve vulnerable New Yorkers

Legislative priorities include housing, homeless rights, access to public benefits [ more ]

A civic engagement group called TogetherSF Action is pushing for a bold reform package in San Francisco.

The proposed reforms include cutting the number of city boards and commissions by half and empowering the office of the mayor to hire and remove department heads without commission approval. [ more ]

Police involvement in mental health responses can escalate situations and distress.

Research advocates for removing police as responders to mental health crises and implementing appropriate and dignifying responses.

Findings show a preference for someone to come and listen and provide support rather than police or ambulance services. [ more ]