Every place on the planet has rules meant to keep society running smoothly. Most make sense, some less so. Then there are those that leave you wondering whether lawmakers had a good laugh while ...

Laws reflect how a society governs behaviour, dissent, and personal choice. Across the world, legal systems vary sharply in how much freedom they allow and how strictly they punish violations. While ...

When Idoko, a 23-year-old man living in rural Benue State, north central Nigeria, began hearing voices, withdrawing from family and speaking incoherently, his family’s first call was not to a ...