2016 – Page 54 – World Justice News

Kidnapping Suspect Has 3rd Eye Tattooed on His Forehead

October 25, 2016 Kate Adan 0

San Diego County Police are searching for a suspect in the attempted kidnapping of an 11 year-old girl in Imperial Beach in San Diego County. The girl was riding a scooter around 5 pm Wednesday, […]

Winnipeg Parents Arrested After Baby Suffers Opioid Overdose

October 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Two parents are facing several charges after their baby boy suffered a possible overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl. Paramedics were called to a Winnipeg home last week and found the nine-month-old in critical condition. […]

Canada Supreme Court Nominee Malcolm Rowe Shares Views on Aboriginal Rights

October 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Malcolm Rowe gave an extraordinary explanation of his interpretation of aboriginal and treaty rights to MPs and senators. Rowe’s remarks came during a 90-minute town-hall style appearance at the University of Ottawa. Rowe expressed a personal […]

Parents of Deepcut Soldier Cheryl James Get Human Rights Award for Their 20-year Fight for the Truth

October 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Des and Doreen James, the parents of Private Cheryl James, who was found dead at Deepcut Barracks in 1995, will receive a Liberty Human Rights Award after their 20-year-long fight for the truth. The said […]

Wife of ‘El Chapo’ Files Complaint With Human Rights Commission

October 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MEXICO CITY- the wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and mother of his twins, Emma Coronel Aispuro, has filed a complaint with Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission over the way her husband has been treated […]

Civil Rights Leader Stumps For Gottheimer In Heated Congressional Race

October 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

HACKENSACK, Logan Family Life Center — Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) urged everyone to turn out in droves on Election Day to elect 5th District Congressional Candidate Josh Gottheimer. Gottheimer, a former speechwriter for the White House […]

Attorneys Cry Foul on Eve of South Carolina Cop’s Trial

October 25, 2016 Kate Adan 0

Ex-North Charleston, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager’s trial for the murder of Walter Scott, 50, an unarmed man in South Carolina, is set to begin Oct. 31 in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Clifton Newman. […]

Largest Auto-Scandal Settlement in U.S. History Approved

October 25, 2016 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has approved a $14.7-billion settlement in the Volkswagen emissions-cheating case, the largest auto-scandal settlement in U.S. history. The deal, approved Tuesday, gives about 475,000 owners of Volkswagens and Audis with 2-liter diesel engines […]

“It’s potentially quite dangerous” – Human Rights Campaigner on Ashers Bakery Ruling

October 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Ashers Bakery in Belfast, NI, refused to bake the cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan on it in 2014. Northern Ireland’s Equality Commission brought a civil action alleging the bakery breached its statutory duty not […]

Canadian Ecstasy Smuggler, Extradited from Canada, Pleads Guilty in Boston

October 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

David Nguyen, 40, of Toronto, Canada, pleaded guilty to charges in connection with smuggling marijuana and MDMA into Salem from Toronto, Canada, and laundering the profits. Authorities arrested him, in 2014 in Canada before he […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Kidnapping Suspect Has 3rd Eye Tattooed on His Forehead

Winnipeg Parents Arrested After Baby Suffers Opioid Overdose

Canada Supreme Court Nominee Malcolm Rowe Shares Views on Aboriginal Rights

Parents of Deepcut Soldier Cheryl James Get Human Rights Award for Their 20-year Fight for the Truth

Wife of ‘El Chapo’ Files Complaint With Human Rights Commission

Civil Rights Leader Stumps For Gottheimer In Heated Congressional Race

Attorneys Cry Foul on Eve of South Carolina Cop’s Trial

Largest Auto-Scandal Settlement in U.S. History Approved

“It’s potentially quite dangerous” – Human Rights Campaigner on Ashers Bakery Ruling

Canadian Ecstasy Smuggler, Extradited from Canada, Pleads Guilty in Boston