2016 – Page 80 – World Justice News

Charges dismissed against former Jersey City Police Chief

September 3, 2016 World Justice News 0

A judge has dismissed all charges against former Jersey City Police Chief Robert Cowan in a lawsuit filed by a city police officer who was charged with drunken driving in 2013 and claimed his arrest […]

Islamist Party Figure Executed in Bangladesh

September 3, 2016 World Justice News 0

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh on Saturday executed Mir Quasem Ali, 63, a leading figure in an Islamist party for committing atrocities during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Since 2013, five Jamaat leaders have […]

Capobianco murder trial put on hold while jurors questioned

September 3, 2016 World Justice News 0

WAILUKU – Testimony in the murder trial of Steven Capobianco was put on hold Friday while jurors were questioned one-by-one about whether they had talked to others about testimony and evidence in the case.

Actor-Musician Drake Bell Sentenced to Jail

September 3, 2016 World Justice News 0

The actor-musician Drake Bell has been sentenced to 96 hours behind bars for his second DUI. The “Drake & Josh” star Bell was arrested for DUI in December 2015. He was pulled over by police […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Charges dismissed against former Jersey City Police Chief

Islamist Party Figure Executed in Bangladesh

Capobianco murder trial put on hold while jurors questioned

Actor-Musician Drake Bell Sentenced to Jail