November 2016 – Page 8 – World Justice News

Malawian ‘hyena man’ guilty of ritual sex

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MALAWI – Eric Aniva, a HIV-positive sex worker Malawian man has been found guilty for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows. The practice of “widow cleansing”, when a widow must have sex after her […]

Turkish bill sets to clear men of statutory rape if they marry underage female victim

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TURKEY – Turkish MPs have preliminarily backed a bill which would allow men accused of raping underage girls to be cleared if they marry the girl. The bill would pardon men only if they had […]

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said that Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 for real estate […]

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BAVARIA – German Horst Koenig, 53, bludgeoned his Filipino wife Grace, 37, with a hammer when she was fast asleep in bed. He then sliced her body with a reciprocating saw and hid her body parts […]

Investigatory Powers Bill becomes law after peers backed down on amendments

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Police will now be able to hack into phones and check browsing history after the Snoopers’ Charter’ was passed by Parliament. The Investigatory Powers Bill forces electronic data to be stored by app companies for […]

Jodi Arias’ Attorney’s Law License Suspended

November 18, 2016 Kate Adan 0

Notorious killer Jodi Arias’ former attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for four years. Kirk Nurmi penned a book about representing Arias during her two salacious, at times almost pornographic trials for […]

Exorcist admits murdering three children

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BURMA – Tun Naing, a Burmese exorcist, has pleaded guilty to the murder of three young children, a three year old boy, two year old girl and a baby. After telling their parents their children […]

Paedophile Rolf Harris artworks up for sale

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Paedophile Rolf Harris looks set to make a profit from the sale of his artwork as collectors rush to sell paintings from the disgraced artist at knockdown prices. Collectors are rushing to offload the works […]

Churchill dog killed by polar bear on ‘only night’ owner didn’t put out food

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The actions of a northern Manitoba man whose dogs’ odd bond with polar bears went viral are being questioned after one of the Arctic predators killed and ate a sled dog. A video posted online over the weekend showed […]

British computer expert hacked into US military records and recruited student jihadi in chilling ISIS plot to behead American soldier

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Junaid Hussain used the internet to recruit American Munir Abdulkader, a Cincinnati university student until last year, to behead a US soldier whose family home address had been hacked from military records. Hussain, 21, was […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: November 2016

Malawian ‘hyena man’ guilty of ritual sex

Turkish bill sets to clear men of statutory rape if they marry underage female victim

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

Investigatory Powers Bill becomes law after peers backed down on amendments

Jodi Arias’ Attorney’s Law License Suspended

Exorcist admits murdering three children

Paedophile Rolf Harris artworks up for sale

Churchill dog killed by polar bear on ‘only night’ owner didn’t put out food

British computer expert hacked into US military records and recruited student jihadi in chilling ISIS plot to behead American soldier