October 2016 – Page 17 – World Justice News

US Sprinter Tyson Gay’s Daughter, 15, Shot Dead

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Police say former world champion sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter has been killed in a shooting. Police in Lexington Kentucky said Trinity Gay was hit in the neck during an exchange of fire between vehicles […]

QI presenter Sandi Toksvig: I was going to be a human rights lawyer

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

“Becoming the host of QI is like being given Christmas and birthday presents on the same day,” says Sandi Toksvig, who is taking the helm from Stephen Fry after 13 years. The Danish born mother […]

Influential Civil and Human Rights Lawyer, Educator and Author Jack Greenberg dies aged 91

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Jack Greenberg, who joined the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and argued cases in front of the Supreme Court before he turned 30, died this week at the age of 91. He was the last surviving […]

Israeli PM Criticizes Human Rights Groups for Speaking Out against Military Occupation

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Two groups affiliated to the Israeli Peace Now movement, B’Tselem and Americans for Peace Now, were criticised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for speaking against illegal Israeli settlements and occupation at a […]

Comedy and Human Rights Conflict in Quebec Court

October 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Quebecois comedian Mike Ward joked in front of a Montreal audience in 2009: “If I don’t have a lawsuit against me now, it’s not for a lack of trying.” For jokes he made about them […]

Man Who Killed Child Rapist On Trial For Murder

October 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

A man is on trial for shooting dead a wanted child rapist who wandered onto his property and later admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old girl. David Carlson, 46, killed Norris Acosta-Sanchez, 35, in […]

Motorcycle Legend Arrested At Japan Grand Prix

October 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Former motorcycle racing champion Wayne Gardner was arrested at the Japan Grand Prix over an alleged road-rage incident. The 57-year-old was reportedly questioned by Japanese police after being accused of assaulting three Tokyo men during a […]

SAS Soldier Being Investigated For Mercy Killings

October 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

A former SAS sergeant has said he is being investigated for murder after admitting he shot dead enemy fighters in what he called a “mercy killing”. Sgt Colin Maclachlan, 42, from Edinburgh, wrote about how […]

1980 Murder Case Of 11-Year-Old Boys Reopened

October 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

An investigation into the deaths of two 11-year-olds murdered in Merseyside 36 years ago has been re-opened after new evidence emerged. Best friends John Greenwood and Gary Miller were beaten and buried alive on a […]

Woman Pepper Sprays Bear So He Eats Her Kayak

October 15, 2016 1313ujamaa 1

Karma is a black bear, especially when you pepper spray him. A woman in Alaska found this out the hard way, as seen on this video posted in September, 2015. The woman, Mary Maley, explains […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2016

US Sprinter Tyson Gay’s Daughter, 15, Shot Dead

QI presenter Sandi Toksvig: I was going to be a human rights lawyer

Influential Civil and Human Rights Lawyer, Educator and Author Jack Greenberg dies aged 91

Israeli PM Criticizes Human Rights Groups for Speaking Out against Military Occupation

Comedy and Human Rights Conflict in Quebec Court

Man Who Killed Child Rapist On Trial For Murder

Motorcycle Legend Arrested At Japan Grand Prix

SAS Soldier Being Investigated For Mercy Killings

1980 Murder Case Of 11-Year-Old Boys Reopened

Woman Pepper Sprays Bear So He Eats Her Kayak