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Northern Ireland Assembly building at Stormont, Belfast. Archive photograph providing parliamentary context.

Legislation/United Kingdom

Northern Ireland advances plans for a dedicated spiking-related offence

The Assembly consented to extending provisions of the UK bill to Northern Ireland. Naomi Long brought a legislative consent motion on the Crime and Policing Bill before the Northern Ireland Assembly. It aimed to bring a new harmful-substance offence to Northern Ireland as part of a wider reform package.

Department of Justice, Northern Ireland·Original date: 23 Jun 2025

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Architecture in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Archival photograph providing geographical context for the legislative proposal.

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Legislation/Mexico

San Luis Potosí considers tougher treatment of drug-facilitated offences

The proposal was referred to committee. The state congress announced an initiative to treat non-consensual administration of substances as an aggravating factor in rape, sexual abuse and robbery. Deputy María Dolores Robles Chairez introduced the initiative in the state legislature.

Congreso del Estado de San Luis Potosí·Original date: 8 Jun 2025

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Legislation/Mexico

“Ley Centinela”: the initiative bringing the bracelet into Mexico City’s legislative debate

The name appears in ANIDICE communications and news coverage, linking venue prevention with proposed criminal-law changes. Mexican newspaper 24 Horas reported that PVEM legislators handed out CENTINELA® wristbands at bars and restaurants in Mexico City. The outreach accompanied legislative proposals presented by the party’s parliamentary leader, Jesús Sesma.

24 Horas · Rodrigo Cerezo·Original date: 22 May 2025

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