2016 – Page 77 – World Justice News

Hurricane Matthew: Florida could face ‘biggest evacuation ever’

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

As Haiti picks up the pieces, hundreds of buses begin a mass evacuation in the US with roads jammed and businesses shutting down. People have begun fleeing the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, stripping […]

‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood and driver found guilty at Old Bailey

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

The undercover journalist known as the ‘Fake Sheikh’ and his driver have been found guilty of perverting the course of justice in the drugs trial of pop star Tulisa Contostavlos. The jury at the two-week […]

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘drugged and assaulted’ victims

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Four young men died after being drugged and sexually assaulted by a gay chef they met on social networking sites, an Old Bailey jury has been told. Stephen Port, who also worked as a male […]

Ohio Plans To Return To Its Controversial Execution Sedative.

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office said on Monday that the state will be changing its execution plans in an attempt to resume lethal injections in executions scheduled to begin early next year. The state […]

Madeleine McCann ‘Tour’ Prompts Disgust From Her Parents.

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are “distressed” after learning that tourists are being offered morbid sightseeing tours of the town she was kidnapped from. Participants are taken to the apartment where the three-year-old was […]

Abuse on Camera, Theroux Documentary shows Savile Grope Teen!

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

JIMMY Savile gropes a teenage girl in front of cameras filming him for a documentary. BBC film-maker Louis Theroux, 46, saw Savile rubbing himself against her and grabbing her bottom. The girl was at a […]

“SORRY I TASED YOU”: COP BAKES CAKE FOR WOMAN ACCUSING HIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

A Florida woman has launched a lawsuit against a police officer who shocked her with a stun gun and then tried to apologize by baking a cake saying: ‘Sorry I Tased You’. The cake was […]

Kim Kardashian tied up at gunpoint in Paris

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Kim Kardashian has been tied up and held at gunpoint in Paris by robbers who stole millions of pounds worth of jewellery. The five armed, masked men carried out the raid at about 3am local time. A […]

‘Mexico is one big cemetery.’ The search for the disappeared

September 29, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

On a recent Sunday, scores of families showed up at the Catholic Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in a working-class neighborhood of this vibrant port city. They came not to attend services, but […]

Ben Needham police find ‘areas of decomposition’

September 29, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Police teams searching for clues surrounding the disappearance of Ben Needham have found “areas of decomposition” near the spot where the toddler went missing 25 years ago. UK and Greek officers have spent the week excavating […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Year: 2016

Hurricane Matthew: Florida could face ‘biggest evacuation ever’

‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood and driver found guilty at Old Bailey

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘drugged and assaulted’ victims

Ohio Plans To Return To Its Controversial Execution Sedative.

Madeleine McCann ‘Tour’ Prompts Disgust From Her Parents.

Abuse on Camera, Theroux Documentary shows Savile Grope Teen!

“SORRY I TASED YOU”: COP BAKES CAKE FOR WOMAN ACCUSING HIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY

Kim Kardashian tied up at gunpoint in Paris

‘Mexico is one big cemetery.’ The search for the disappeared

Ben Needham police find ‘areas of decomposition’