March 2017 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Gorsuch Hearing For Top Court Lacks The High Drama Of Those In Recent Past

March 22, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

In a hearing that stretched through nearly 12 hours Tuesday, the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch took a long step toward Senate confirmation. Barring an utterly unforeseen reversal when the questioning resumes Wednesday, observers […]

Queensland abolishes ‘gay panic’ as criminal defence for murder

March 21, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland has voted for legislation to remove a controversial “gay panic” defence from the criminal code. It had allowed defendants to reduce criminal responsibility by claiming provocation due to […]

Dad doused his three-year-old daughter in petrol and burned her ‘because she was too beautiful’

March 21, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A dad-of-three who doused his daughter in petrol and then set fire to her says he did it because his daughter ‘was too beautiful’, a court has heard. Edward Herbert, 43, is accused of pouring […]

Fox News Benches Judge Napolitano After Claiming The UK Wiretapped Trump

March 21, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The Fox News judicial analyst who became embroiled in controversy last week after making unsubstantiated claims that Britain wiretapped Trump Tower on behalf of former President Barack Obama has reportedly been pulled from the air. […]

UK: Brexit will launch on March 29th

March 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The world’s biggest divorce since the end of the colonial period will begin next week, and don’t expect it to be amicable. UK prime minister Theresa May will file the required Article 50 statement to […]

Judge signs warrant ordering Google to provide info on anyone who searched for specific name

March 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Search warrants are certainly not a new thing, but they tend to have a limited scope of application, as per the Fourth Amendment. It is therefore a little troubling to see this new report detailing […]

Bronx man charged with hijacking ambulance, killing EMT worker has a ‘special place in hell,’ colleagues hurl

March 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The long-haired madman accused of fatally mowing down an FDNY first responder with a stolen ambulance was surrounded by his victim’s uniformed colleagues as cops escorted him from a precinct house in the Bronx early […]

Bystander shot and killed man who was beating up police officer in the middle of the road

March 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Good Samaritan has been called a hero after he shot dead a man who was beating up a police officer. Ashad Russell was filmed as suspect Edward Strother rained punches down on Deputy Dean Barde in Estero, […]

Dozens of rights activists killed in Colombia in 2016

March 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Dozens of rights activists were killed in Colombia last year, according to a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It says most victims were human rights leaders or members of left-wing groups, […]

New York City mayor will not face corruption charges: prosecutors

March 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Federal and state prosecutors on Thursday said they would not bring criminal charges against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio or his aides in connection with two simultaneous investigations into his fundraising practices. The […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Month: March 2017