October 2016 – Page 20 – World Justice News

Accused in crossbow killings due to appear in court

October 14, 2016 goattank 0

Brett Anthony Ryan, 35, charged in crossbow killings of his mother and two brothers, is due to appear in a Toronto court on Friday. He faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Susan Ryan, […]

Edmonton woman sentenced to life after stabbing husband 40 times

October 14, 2016 goattank 0

An Edmonton woman who stabbed her estranged husband to death after tying him to a bed under the guise of sexual activity and then tried to mislead police was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. Amanda […]

UK High Court Orders New Investigation Into 1995 Death of Private Sean Benton

October 14, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

More than 20 years after he died while undergoing training at Deepcut barracks, the High Court ordered a fresh inquest into the death of Private Sean Benton. A date for the inquest has not been set. […]

Judge Denies Racism And Misconduct Claims

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dame Lowell Goddard, who resigned as the head of the inquiry into child sex abuse, has strongly denied newspaper allegations of racism and misconduct as “false” and “malicious”. Dame Lowell Goddard resigned as chairwoman of […]

Met Police Apologize To Lord Bramall Over Abuse Claims

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Lord Bramall, 92, the former chief of the defence staff, has said he has received an apology from the Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe over its investigation of historical child abuse allegations against him. The […]

Former PM Guterres awarded Human Rights Prize

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

PORTUGAL Portugal’s parliament has awarded António Guterres its 2016 Human Rights Prize, for his performance as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the speaker of parliament announced on Wednesday. Guterres is expected shortly to be acclaimed […]

Maldives leaves Commonwealth after human rights criticism

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Last month the Commonwealth put the Maldives on six months notice, “to address concerns including the detention and prosecution of opposition leaders, meddling with the judiciary and undermining democratic institutions”. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative said […]

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) campaigns for Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World to UN Human Rights Commissioner

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

GENEVA The General Secretary of the IFJ Anthony Bellanger met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (HCHR) yesterday to present the IFJ’s work and its role in defending human rights and […]

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

October 13, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

Bob Dylan, American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer, whose work has influenced generations of songwriters and been intensely analyzed by fans, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. Much of his best known […]

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘hid body in flat’

October 13, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

An alleged serial killer told his sister there was a dead man in his bedroom, a court has heard. Stephen Port, 41, is accused of murdering four men with lethal doses of drugs after luring […]

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 […]

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Month: October 2016

Accused in crossbow killings due to appear in court

Edmonton woman sentenced to life after stabbing husband 40 times

UK High Court Orders New Investigation Into 1995 Death of Private Sean Benton

Judge Denies Racism And Misconduct Claims

Met Police Apologize To Lord Bramall Over Abuse Claims

Former PM Guterres awarded Human Rights Prize

Maldives leaves Commonwealth after human rights criticism

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) campaigns for Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World to UN Human Rights Commissioner

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘hid body in flat’