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Dominican evangelical churches celebrate country's new penal code as a sign of institutional maturity

The Christian Dialogue and Representation Council hailed the long-awaited enactment of the Dominican Republic’s new Penal Codd as “an act of institutional maturity and commitment to justice,” marking ...
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Abortion divide stalls penal code reform in Dominican Republic

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – After more than 20 years trying to promote a reform of its penal code, the Dominican Republic has failed again to update its 19th-century set of criminal laws, in part due to ...