December 2016 – Page 8 – World Justice News

Pay Up Or Lose Your Driving Licence Or Passport

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Pay up or lose your driving licence or passport sanctions have been proposed. Law reformers have called for fresh sanctions against divorcees who try to wriggle out of paying their ex-spouses. Ex-husbands and wives who […]

Disturbance spreads at HMP Birmingham

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BIRMINGHAM – A riot involving hundreds of inmates has broken out at a prison after keys were reportedly taken from a member of staff. Trouble flared at privately-run HMP Birmingham after a prison officer was […]

Aleppo: West gathering possible war crime evidence

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Western forces are using satellites and unmanned aircraft to gather evidence of possible war crimes in Syria, the UK government has confirmed. Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Aleppo as fighting continues. The Foreign Office […]

Poppy Widdison death: Mother and partner guilty of cruelty

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A mother and her partner have been found guilty of child cruelty after her four-year-old daughter died after collapsing at home in Grimsby. Poppy Widdison later died in hospital from a cardiac arrest in June […]

Court Triples Fine Over ‘Misleading’ Nurofen

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

The UK manufacturer of Nurofen has been hit with an increased fine of A$6m (£3.6m; $4.4m) for misleading customers in Australia. Australia’s Federal Court ruled last year that products marketed as targeting specific pains, such […]

Ex Soldiers To Be Prosecuted For Murder Of IRA Man

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Two former soldiers are to be prosecuted for murder in relation to the fatal shooting of an Official IRA man in Belfast in 1972. The defendants, known as Soldier A and Soldier C, are the […]

101-year-old man guilty of sex offences

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A 101-year-old man – thought to be the oldest person convicted in England and Wales – has been found guilty of historical sex offences against girls. Jurors found Ralph Clarke from Erdington, Birmingham, guilty of […]

Woman doused in petrol and set on fire by abusive ex denied opportunity to testify

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A woman who suffered 80% burns when her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her on fire was denied the opportunity to testify against him. Judy Malinowski, 33, spent 16 months in hospital after […]

Accused ‘fake news’ gunman faces federal hearing in Washington

December 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A 28-year-old North Carolina man charged in a shooting in a Washington pizzeria that fake news reports claimed was a front for a child sex ring is due to appear in federal court on Friday. […]

‘Kleptomaniac’ mum made £80k from shoplifted items sold on eBay, court is told

December 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Co Antrim mother accused of shoplifting on a near daily basis received up to $100,000 (£80,500) selling the goods on eBay, the High Court has heard. Prosecutors yesterday claimed Deirdre McKeown travelled throughout Northern […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: December 2016

Pay Up Or Lose Your Driving Licence Or Passport

Disturbance spreads at HMP Birmingham

Aleppo: West gathering possible war crime evidence

Poppy Widdison death: Mother and partner guilty of cruelty

Court Triples Fine Over ‘Misleading’ Nurofen

Ex Soldiers To Be Prosecuted For Murder Of IRA Man

101-year-old man guilty of sex offences

Woman doused in petrol and set on fire by abusive ex denied opportunity to testify

Accused ‘fake news’ gunman faces federal hearing in Washington

‘Kleptomaniac’ mum made £80k from shoplifted items sold on eBay, court is told