The Singapore Parliament voted on Nov 29 to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, a colonial-era law which criminalises gay sex between men. Same-sex marriage in Taiwan has been legalised on May ...

SINGAPORE – The first major review of the Penal Code in more than a decade has yielded calls for sweeping changes — 169 to be exact — with a key focus on beefing up laws on sexual and abuse ...

India to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, repeal penal code. Home minister presents bills to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.