March 2017 – World Justice News

Paraguay congress set on fire by protesters

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s Congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. Protesters stormed the legislature, breaking windows and fences. The country’s 1992 constitution, […]

Fan guilty of trying to punch Crystal Palace bald eagle

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

A football fan has been found guilty of trying to punch Kayla, Crystal Palace’s bald eagle mascot, before the kick off of Crystal Palace’s 4-1 League Cup Victory over Charlton Athletic on September 23, 2015. […]

Man charged over mother and son killing

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with the murder of a mother and her 13-year-old son who were stabbed to death at their home. Tracey Wilkinson and her son Pierce were killed in the attack in […]

India state approves life term for killing cows

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The western Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment. Under an amendment to the state’s Animal Preservation Act, those found guilty of transporting beef will […]

Parents Must Identify Pirate Kids Or Pay Their Fines

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

If parents are aware that their children have committed copyright infringement they must identify them to the court if required to do so, or pay their fines. That was the ruling of Germany’s Federal Court […]

Fifa passes further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Football’s governing body Fifa has passed on further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities as it completed its internal investigation into alleged corruption. It has been co-operating with law enforcement since May 2015 when […]

‘The pain never goes away’: Prom night killer sentenced

March 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Kodey Carisse’s last memories of her brother, Brandon Volpi, are of him laughing and smiling in his prom night photos. Now, there is just an emptiness that comes with the sorrow of a life taken […]

Allan Griffin trial – Verdict of guilty offers some closure to years long trial

March 30, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

It was a long, difficult path to justice for two Cochrane families mired in a disturbing sexual assault case that spanned years. But on Wednesday, they finally received the justice they had been waiting for […]

Mark Duggan’s family lose inquest appeal

March 29, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The family of Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots around England, have lost a legal challenge against the conclusion his death was lawful. Jurors concluded the 29-year-old was lawfully killed by a police marksman in […]

UK triggers Article 50 process of leaving EU

March 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK is officially on its way out of the European Union after 44 years. Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty starting a two year countdown to the UK’s […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: March 2017

Paraguay congress set on fire by protesters

Fan guilty of trying to punch Crystal Palace bald eagle

Man charged over mother and son killing

India state approves life term for killing cows

Parents Must Identify Pirate Kids Or Pay Their Fines

Fifa passes further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities

‘The pain never goes away’: Prom night killer sentenced

Allan Griffin trial – Verdict of guilty offers some closure to years long trial

Mark Duggan’s family lose inquest appeal

UK triggers Article 50 process of leaving EU