Female genital mutilation is banned in Egypt but women are still dying

Despite female genital mutilation (FGM) being banned in Egypt since 2007, the brutal practice is still widespread in the country and especially in rural areas. A 17-year-old girl died undergoing illegal female genital mutilation surgery in the country.

• Mayar Mohamed Mousa, 17, died while under full anaesthesia in hospital
• The death happened in the province of Suez, area's health ministry revealed
• Prosecutors are investigating the death, which happened at a private hospital 

Euthanasia in California: The End of Life Option Act

Euthanasia in California: The End of Life Option Act

In 2015, California passed Assembly Bill No. 15, also known as the End of Life Option Act.  This law allows terminally ill adults to request a prescription for a drug that can be self-administered to bring about their own death. The law was enacted to provide individuals with a terminal disease the option to end their suffering in a humane and dignified manner. It establishes procedures and safeguards to ensure the decision is voluntary and informed. The law also includes provisions to protect the rights and privacy of individuals involved. 

This is a summary of the most relevant parts of the End of Life Option Act, outlining the key aspects of this legislation:

The Oldest Person Ever to be Convicted of Mass Murder

The oldest person ever to be convicted of mass murder

In these past few days we have been writing about famous criminal law cases and their statistics, we've made a little research on this subject so the data could be incorporated into the new articles we are publishing in our printed magazine.

So if you ever wondered who was the oldest person ever to be convicted of mass murder, we may have found your answer.

According to our research, the first place would correspond to a German man called Oskar Gröning. Yes, you guessed, it was indeed during the events that occurred in WWII.

Art Crime: The Case of the Stolen Stradivarius

Art Crime: The Case of the Stolen Stradivarius

01/23/15 Via FBI

When a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin valued at more than $5 million was stolen from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond last year, investigators initially believed the theft may have been the work of sophisticated art thieves. The truth turned out to be much less glamorous.

Still, the tale of the theft and recovery of this rare instrument goes down in the annals of the FBI’s Art Crime Team as a one-of-a-kind case.