December 2016 – Page 19 – World Justice News

Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuit To Stop Presidential Election Results Recount

December 2, 2016 World Justice News 0

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced that he filed a lawsuit on behalf of the people of Michigan to stop a request by Green Party candidate Jill Stein to recount the state’s presidential election […]

Ratko Mladic: the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ whose trial nears end

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Ratko Mladic, whose war crimes trial reaches a climax next week, is a former Serb army commander whose brutish leadership during Bosnia’s 1990s conflict was blamed for the worst atrocities in Europe since World War […]

After 35 years and 4 murder trials, man found guilty of murdering Hamilton nursing assistant

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

After 35 years and a precedent-setting four first-degree murder trials, Robert Badgerow has been found guilty in the 1981 killing in Hamilton of nursing assistant Diane Werendowicz. The jury delivered its verdict in a Kitchener, […]

Duran Duran lose copyright battle

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Pop group Duran Duran have lost a High Court fight to reclaim the US rights to some of their most famous songs. Simon Le Bon and other members of the group had argued that US […]

Human rights council says no evidence jailed activist Dadin’s rights violated

December 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MOSCOW – No objective evidence to prove jailed activist Ildar Dadin’s claims of being tortured in a Karelian penal colony, in northwestern Russia, could be found so far, members of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil […]

Michael Slager Trial: Jurors to Continue Deliberations Today

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Deliberations will continue on Friday in the Charleston SC trial of Michael Slager who is charged in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Before the jury left just after 6 PM last evening, they asked for the […]

More Young People Are Watching Planet Earth 2 Than Reality TV

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Contrary to popular belief suggesting that millenials aren’t interested in anything but their smart phones, BBC has recently confirmed that their hit documentary series Planet Earth 2 has more viewers in the 16-35 age demographic […]

Nie Shubin: China clears man 21 years after execution

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Chinese man has had his conviction for rape and murder overturned, 21 years after he was executed. Nie Shubin was killed by firing squad in 1995 at the age of 20 after being found […]

Jubilation in court as Katie Price’s stepdad is found not guilty of raping woman twice

December 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Paul Price, 53, was accused of attacking the woman twice during a night out with his wife and her husband. But he insisted she consented to sex on both occasions. Outside court, fencing contractor Mr […]

Data breached for more than 1M Google accounts, researchers say

December 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

More than one million Google users had their accounts breached by malicious software designed to hit Android smartphones, Check Point Software Technologies reported. Another 13,000 devices are breached each day, the company reported. The malware, […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

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Month: December 2016

Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuit To Stop Presidential Election Results Recount

Ratko Mladic: the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ whose trial nears end

After 35 years and 4 murder trials, man found guilty of murdering Hamilton nursing assistant

Duran Duran lose copyright battle

Human rights council says no evidence jailed activist Dadin’s rights violated

Michael Slager Trial: Jurors to Continue Deliberations Today

More Young People Are Watching Planet Earth 2 Than Reality TV

Nie Shubin: China clears man 21 years after execution

Jubilation in court as Katie Price’s stepdad is found not guilty of raping woman twice

Data breached for more than 1M Google accounts, researchers say