2016 – Page 62 – World Justice News

Canada

Ontario Judge: Cleveland Indians May Use Logo and Name in Playoff Games

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 1

TORONTO: A judge decided the Cleveland Indians will not be banned from use of their full team name and logo during playoff games with the Toronto Blue Jays. The ruling comes after lawyers requested a court to ban the use […]

Prison Fight Leaves 25 Dead – Some Beheaded

October 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

A prison brawl in Brazil has left at least 25 people dead after inmates were beheaded and burnt in violent gang clashes. The bloody battle between opposing factions in the Boa Vista jail began when […]

Chandler Kania Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

October 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a former UNC student accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 85 last year. Twenty-one-year-old Chandler Kania has been found guilty […]

Mauling Death Of Baby By Pet Dog Owned By Cop Is Not A Criminal Case

October 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is “unlikely” to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said. Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on […]

EU Threat to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Violating Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MOSCOW – The European Union threatened it would work under the jurisdiction of a United Nations (UN) resolution to impose sanctions on any side responsible for violating human rights and promoting violence in the Democratic […]

Animated Video Explains the Powers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

An animated YouTube video about the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has been produced by UNESCO (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture), the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and […]

Ben Needham “Most Likely” Died In An Accident

October 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

Ben Needham, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos. An “item” believed to have been in Ben’s possession at the time has been found during fresh searches. […]

Aleppo Doctor Launches Legal Action against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

There are just 30 doctors left to care for rebel-held east Aleppo’s 250,000 residents who are suffering heavy Russian-backed Syrian government shelling. The last cariologist in Aleppo’s eastern neighbourhood describes the situation in the […]

Claims That Half of Global Businesses at Risk of Human Rights Breach

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The UK government was called upon to hold companies criminally accountable for serious abuses, including those committed overseas. A new global study published by the British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL) and Norton […]

Murderer on Montana’s Death Row Wants to Return to Canada

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Ronald Smith, 59, a Canadian on death row in Montana, has admitted he murdered two young men more than 30 years ago, but with the support of Justin Trudeau’s government, he says he has renewed hope he […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Ontario Judge: Cleveland Indians May Use Logo and Name in Playoff Games

Prison Fight Leaves 25 Dead – Some Beheaded

Chandler Kania Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

Mauling Death Of Baby By Pet Dog Owned By Cop Is Not A Criminal Case

EU Threat to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Violating Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Animated Video Explains the Powers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Ben Needham “Most Likely” Died In An Accident

Aleppo Doctor Launches Legal Action against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

Claims That Half of Global Businesses at Risk of Human Rights Breach

Murderer on Montana’s Death Row Wants to Return to Canada