2016 – Page 45 – World Justice News

Bundy brothers leave Oregon jail for Nevada

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

PORTLAND, Oregon – Ammon and Ryan Bundy are being transferred from an Oregon jail to Nevada, where they will be tried early next year on charges stemming from a 2014 standoff with federal agents near […]

Woman dragged from her home and beaten unconscious by gang of 25 men

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

INDIA – Housewife Usha Devi, 45, was attacked in her village in Samastipur, Bihar, northern India. She was dragged out of her house and left unconscious in a violent attack by a gang of 25 […]

Gawker to Pay Hulk Hogan $31 Million to Settle Sex Tape Lawsuit

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

On Wednesday, Gawker published a statement that the company’s legal battle with Hulk Hogan over the publishing of an excerpt of a sex tape would be coming to a close. “After four years of litigation […]

US stops sale of rifles over concerns about human rights violations

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The US State Department halted the planned sale of some 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines’ national police after Senator Ben Cardin said he would oppose it. Aides said Cardin, the top Democrat on the […]

Human Rights Group Says Moscow Office Sealed

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Amnesty International says its Moscow branch staff arrived at work Wednesday morning to find their office sealed with a notice from municipal authorities warning people not to enter. The locks on the doors of its […]

Killer who claimed prison toilet violated his human rights loses claim

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A disabled killer who claimed toilet arrangements at his prison violated his human rights has had his £42,000 damages claim thrown out by a judge. Andre Reich (aka Wayne Singleton), 59, was convicted at Lewes […]

Facebook deleting posts on human rights abuses

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A coalition of 70+ human rights groups have sent a letter to the corporate website of Facebook asking for clarity on the social media website’s “policy on removing video and other content, especially human rights […]

Gary Sampson Sentencing Retrial Begins – Death Penalty Possible

November 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Gary Sampson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death in the carjack killings of two Massachusetts men in 2003. A new trial was granted in 2011 after a finding that one of the jurors at his first […]

Pet Store Owner on Trial after Python kills Two Boys

November 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CAMPBELLTON, N.B.: Jean-Claude Savoie is facing trial for criminal negligence in the deaths of two sleeping boys killed by a 4.7-meter snake. Savoie owned the Reptile Ocean pet store below his Campbellton apartment. The […]

Civil Rights Organizations Concerned Facebook Censoring Human Rights Content

November 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Civil rights organizations wants Facebook (FB) to clarify its position on removing videos and other content that document human rights issues. Mark Zuckerberg, FB’s CEO, has been asked to clarify his company’s position on protecting […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Bundy brothers leave Oregon jail for Nevada

Woman dragged from her home and beaten unconscious by gang of 25 men

Gawker to Pay Hulk Hogan $31 Million to Settle Sex Tape Lawsuit

US stops sale of rifles over concerns about human rights violations

Human Rights Group Says Moscow Office Sealed

Killer who claimed prison toilet violated his human rights loses claim

Facebook deleting posts on human rights abuses

Gary Sampson Sentencing Retrial Begins – Death Penalty Possible

Pet Store Owner on Trial after Python kills Two Boys

Civil Rights Organizations Concerned Facebook Censoring Human Rights Content