October 2016 – Page 21 – World Justice News

Man Killed After Wounding 11 Boston Cops

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

Boston police shot and killed a man wearing body armor and wielding an assault rifle who critically injured two officers responding to a domestic disturbance call late Wednesday, according to Police Commissioner William Evans. Evans […]

Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, 22, could be imminently executed in Iran . Here’s how you can try and stop it

October 13, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran was 17 when she was tortured for 20 days until she confessed to the murder of her abusive husband. She was a child under International Law — the International Covenant on Civil […]

New York, New Jersey bomber to make court appearance

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

The man accused of multiple bombings last month in New York and New Jersey that injured more than 30 people is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Thursday since his Sept. 19 arrest. […]

German Terror Suspect Found Strangled In Jail

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. Jaber al-Bakr, 22, strangled himself in a jail in […]

Brexit Challenge Has High Court Hearing

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

A legal challenge to the UK government’s right to formally begin Brexit without parliamentary approval is under way. The High Court will consider whether ministers can invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the trigger […]

George Soros intrudes in Colorado district attorney race

October 13, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A political action committee with links to financier George Soros is hoping to defeat Jefferson and Gilpin County , 1st Judicial district, District Attorney Pete Weir by funding detrimental adverts. Colorado’s voters elect a district […]

Colin Kaepernick Inks New Contract

October 12, 2016 Kate Adan 0

October 12, 2016 Call him embattled or call him inspirational, Colin Kaepernick has signed a new contract with the San Francisco Forty Niners NFL franchise and will be the starting quarterback for the 1 and […]

Man Sentenced to 100 Years for Daughter’s Murder

October 12, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Mobile, AL: Having been found guilty of the murder of his daughter, Hiawatha Robinson was sentenced to 100 years in prison for the death of the 8 year old. The jury found Hiawatha Robinson guilty of […]

Human rights groups protest in Lagos, demand resignation of arrested judges

October 12, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Members of human rights and anti-corruption groups, led by Comrades Desmond Abiola and Salau Kola , led a peaceful protest yesterday in Lagos urging the judges arrested last weekend by the Department of State Security […]

British military opt-out of human rights?

October 12, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Glasgow, United Kingdom The 1998 Human Rights Act enshrined into UK law the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a treaty to which Britain has been a signatory since 1951, but which – until […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

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Month: October 2016

Man Killed After Wounding 11 Boston Cops

Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, 22, could be imminently executed in Iran . Here’s how you can try and stop it

New York, New Jersey bomber to make court appearance

German Terror Suspect Found Strangled In Jail

Brexit Challenge Has High Court Hearing

George Soros intrudes in Colorado district attorney race

Colin Kaepernick Inks New Contract

Man Sentenced to 100 Years for Daughter’s Murder

Human rights groups protest in Lagos, demand resignation of arrested judges

British military opt-out of human rights?