LONDON: Britain plans to ban "upskirting" – secretly taking pictures up women's skirts – under a new law being debated in parliament on Friday that would impose prison sentences of up to two years. People convicted of "upskirting" would be placed on the sex offender register once the law is approved by parliament. Some instances of "upskirting" are currently prosecuted under existing public decency and voyeurism laws, but campaigners said not all instances were covered by existing criminal law. Katie Ghose, chief executive of Women's Aid, said: "We welcome the government taking decisive action to make upskirting a criminal offence. Lisa Hallgarten, head of policy for Brook, a sexual health and wellbeing charity for young people, also welcomed the recognition of upskirting as a criminal offence.

Source: New Strait Times June 15, 2018 08:26 UTC