February 2017 – Page 8 – World Justice News

US federal appeals court rejects request to reinstate travel ban

February 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by a federal judge on Friday. The late night ruling means the travel ban will remain suspended until […]

Victims’ family members tell Sampson to ‘rot in hell’

February 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

UPDATE from http://worldjusticenews.com/news/2016/11/02/gary-sampson-sentencing-retrial-begins-death-penalty-possible/ Two families united by the brutal murders of their loved ones watched killer Gary Lee Sampson stand in court and get sentenced to death again. During his weeklong July 2001 murder spree […]

Trial set for Tulsa officer charged in death of unarmed man

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma police officer accused of manslaughter in the death of a Tulsa man last year will be going to trial in May. Last September, 40-year-old Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by […]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins European human rights payout

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than 63,000 euros (£54,000) in compensation to opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The ECHR said his right to peaceful protest had been violated multiple […]

Norma Bell murder: Gareth Dack sentenced to 33 years in prison

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A drug dealer who killed a foster mother and torched her home to destroy the evidence has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years. Gareth Dack strangled Norma Bell at her […]

Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Six men were given sentences between 10 years and 20 years – and totalling more than 80 years – by a judge who heard details of how two young girls were groomed and sexually abused […]

Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over misconduct

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A human rights lawyer who brought abuse claims against UK troops after the Iraq War has been struck off for misconduct. Phil Shiner, from the now-defunct law firm Public Interest Lawyers, had 12 charges of […]

TAIWAN – from 4 February 2017, it will be illegal to put down abandoned animals

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A new law banning animal euthanasia is set to take force in Taiwan. It comes almost a year after the shocking suicide of a vet overwhelmed by grief at the plight of stray animals. The […]

Landmark conviction – Gang member sentenced to 10 years in prison

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

JAMAICA – Law enforcers scored a landmark conviction yesterday in the St Catherine Circuit Court after a gangster was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He is the first to be found guilty under the […]

#MabelJansen could face jail over rape comments

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

SOUTH AFRICA , Johannesburg – While the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) continue deliberating whether suspended Judge Mabel Jansen has a case to answer to for the alleged hate speech she espoused last year, she could […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

World Justice News

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Month: February 2017

US federal appeals court rejects request to reinstate travel ban

Victims’ family members tell Sampson to ‘rot in hell’

Trial set for Tulsa officer charged in death of unarmed man

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins European human rights payout

Norma Bell murder: Gareth Dack sentenced to 33 years in prison

Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse

Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over misconduct

TAIWAN – from 4 February 2017, it will be illegal to put down abandoned animals

Landmark conviction – Gang member sentenced to 10 years in prison

#MabelJansen could face jail over rape comments