2016 – Page 38 – World Justice News

Court Rules Ferdinand Marcos Can Be Buried As A Hero

November 8, 2016 World Justice News 0

The Philippines’ Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes’ cemetery, a decision that opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of the “people power” revolt that […]

UN Human Rights Committee urges Morocco to Decriminalize Homosexuality

November 8, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Casablanca – the United Nation’s Human Rights Committee is condemning Morocco’s “criminalization of homosexuality, which is sanctioned by up to three years in prison, and the inciting of hatred, discrimination and violence against people because […]

Rurik Jutting Guilty Of Murder In Hong Kong

November 8, 2016 World Justice News 0

British banker Rurik Jutting has been found guilty of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, in a case that has gripped the city. A jury took around four hours to find an expressionless Jutting, […]

Pre Election Chat

November 7, 2016 World Justice News 0

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Love the Sinner: Ross Harris’s Father Claims to be Posting on WJN

November 7, 2016 1313ujamaa 5

For the past few weeks, if you have been watching the Ross Harris trial with us, you may be familiar with a poster who goes by the name “Docsoloman” in our chat room. “Doc” was […]

The DOJ is sending more than 500 civil-rights officials to monitor Tuesday’s election in 28 states

November 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

WASHINGTON — Personnel from the US Justice Department’s civil-rights division will be deployed to polling sites in 28 states to monitor Tuesday’s election. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said, “Our personnel will perform these duties […]

FBI questions American Muslims about possible pre-election terror

November 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Hassan Shibly, a lawyer and the executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations Florida says the FBI questioned Muslims in at least eight states over the weekend seeking information about a possible threat […]

Two escaped Pentonville prisoners left mannequins in bed

November 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Two prisoners have escaped from HMP Pentonville, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. The police were called at 11:44 GMT. The escape was discovered when prison officers found two mannequins in the prisoners’ beds […]

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Scott Medical Health Center – Judge rules that 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay people from discrimination

November 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Passed more than 50 years ago, the Civil Rights Act provision Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, colour, national origin and religion, but does not explicitly include […]

White South African filmed forcing black worker into a coffin and threatening to burn him

November 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

SOUTH AFRICA – Disturbing footage has surface showing a white man forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set it alight. The victim squeals in horror as the man, speaking Afrikaans, attempts […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Court Rules Ferdinand Marcos Can Be Buried As A Hero

UN Human Rights Committee urges Morocco to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Rurik Jutting Guilty Of Murder In Hong Kong

Pre Election Chat

Love the Sinner: Ross Harris’s Father Claims to be Posting on WJN

The DOJ is sending more than 500 civil-rights officials to monitor Tuesday’s election in 28 states

FBI questions American Muslims about possible pre-election terror

Two escaped Pentonville prisoners left mannequins in bed

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Scott Medical Health Center – Judge rules that 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay people from discrimination

White South African filmed forcing black worker into a coffin and threatening to burn him