2016 – Page 26 – World Justice News

Trial Of Toronto Pastor Brent Hawkes Resumes Today With Closing Arguments

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

KENTVILLE, N.S. – Closing arguments will be made today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of performing sex acts on a teenage boy more than 40 years ago in Nova Scotia. Brent […]

Kansas man sentenced to life in prison for abduction, death of 5 year old

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Marcas McGowan, 32, from Kansas has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping his girlfriend’s 5 year old daughter and shooting the child to death during a 2014 police chase. McGowan declined to address […]

Nigerian Supreme Court judge charged with corruption

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, a Supreme Court judge in Nigeria, has been charged in court with corruption and money laundering. He was allegedly found with several passports and pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of fraud. […]

Egypt court quashes Mohammed Morsi life sentence

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Egypt’s highest appeal court, the Court of Cassation, has overturned a life sentence handed down to ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The court ordered that the 65-year-old be retried on the charge of conspiring to commit […]

UPDATE Malawi ‘hyena man’ Eric Aniva sentenced

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

an HIV-positive Malawian man has been sentenced to 2 years in jail with hard labour for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows.The practice of “widow cleansing”, when a widow must have sex after her […]

Tech firms seek to bypass internet history log law

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Investigatory Powers Bill is due to become law before the end of 2016. Its aim is to help combat terrorism, but critics have described it as a “snoopers’ charter”. Internet providers will soon be […]

Call for review of 999 hoax call system

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the system aimed at tackling hoax emergency 999 calls should be examined following the murder of a woman by her violent ex-boyfriend. Known as the “silent solution” system, […]

There Are Very Good People Out There, And Not Hard To Find. One Couple Found Out

November 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Jim Ford has been shot at, ran over, just about everything you can imagine but not stabbed yet. Ford is a repo man. They have to be tough. He wasn’t prepared for what he […]

Man in Witness Protection Program Tells Jury in Edmonton Murder Trial He Lived in Fear

November 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY TONY BLAIS A drug dealer in the witness protection program told an Edmonton jury Monday an accused killer sent violent messages after $160,000 worth of crack cocaine went missing. Testifying at the first-degree murder […]

Brooklyn Rape Victim, 83, Confronts Attack Suspect In Court

November 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: Christina Carrega-Woodby An 83-year-old woman in court Monday courageously confronted the Brooklyn teen who allegedly tossed her on a bed in her home, threatened her with a knife and then raped her. “I heard […]

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 […]

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Year: 2016

Trial Of Toronto Pastor Brent Hawkes Resumes Today With Closing Arguments

Kansas man sentenced to life in prison for abduction, death of 5 year old

Nigerian Supreme Court judge charged with corruption

Egypt court quashes Mohammed Morsi life sentence

UPDATE Malawi ‘hyena man’ Eric Aniva sentenced

Tech firms seek to bypass internet history log law

Call for review of 999 hoax call system

There Are Very Good People Out There, And Not Hard To Find. One Couple Found Out

Man in Witness Protection Program Tells Jury in Edmonton Murder Trial He Lived in Fear

Brooklyn Rape Victim, 83, Confronts Attack Suspect In Court