March 2017 – Page 6 – World Justice News

Farmer, 83, cleared over shooting man on his land

March 10, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An 83-year-old farmer who shot a convicted burglar on his land has been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Kenneth Hugill, from Wilberfoss, near York, shot Richard Stables injuring him in the foot on 13 […]

Scandal Rocks Catholic Churches In Italy

March 10, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the way to the Vatican and challenging the high standards that […]

Judge who asked rape victim why she didn’t just keep her knees together quits

March 10, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Canadian judge who asked a woman why she couldn’t keep her knees together after she alleged sexual assault in a trial has said that he is resigning from the bench. Justice Robin Camp said […]

Man arrested for destroying multiple copies of Kim Kardashian’s selfie book

March 8, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Who knew selfies could induce such anger. Carl Puia, a 74-year-old man from Glastonbury, Connecticut, was arrested this week for alleged criminal mischief after destroying a half-dozen copies of Kim Kardashian’s selfie book, Selfish, at […]

Texas hit man Rolando Ruiz executed

March 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

Texas hit man Rolando Ruiz, on death row for a life insurance murder plot, has been executed after being denied a reprieve by the U.S. Supreme Court. The state executed Ruiz at 11:06 p.m on […]

Wikileaks ‘reveals CIA hacking tools’

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks has published details of what it says are wide-ranging hacking tools used by the CIA. The alleged cyber-weapons are said to include malware that targets Windows, Android, iOS, OSX and Linux computers as well […]

Attorney at Copyright troll Prenda Law Pleads Guilty to Operating a Piracy ‘Honeypot’

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

For years Prenda Law extracted millions of dollars in cash settlements from alleged BitTorrent pirates, leaving misery in its wake. Now, John Steele, one of its lead attorneys, has signed a guilty plea admitting the […]

Man charged over alleged online threats against Brexit legal challenger Gina Miller

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged over alleged online threats against Gina Miller, the woman behind the Brexit legal challenge. Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 50, from Knightsbridge, central London, was arrested after police received a complaint last […]

TalkTalk customers targeted by fraud network in India to install virus

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

TalkTalk customers are being targeted by an industrial-scale fraud network in India, according to whistleblowers who say they were among hundreds of staff hired to scam customers of the British telecoms giant. The scale of […]

Streaming Pirate Content Isn’t Illegal

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Every day millions of people use PCs, tablets, phones and Kodi-style devices to stream pirated content, but is it illegal? According to Trading Standards, local UK authorities tasked with investigating commercial organizations, if users only […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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Month: March 2017

Farmer, 83, cleared over shooting man on his land

Scandal Rocks Catholic Churches In Italy

Judge who asked rape victim why she didn’t just keep her knees together quits

Man arrested for destroying multiple copies of Kim Kardashian’s selfie book

Texas hit man Rolando Ruiz executed

Wikileaks ‘reveals CIA hacking tools’

Attorney at Copyright troll Prenda Law Pleads Guilty to Operating a Piracy ‘Honeypot’

Man charged over alleged online threats against Brexit legal challenger Gina Miller

TalkTalk customers targeted by fraud network in India to install virus

Streaming Pirate Content Isn’t Illegal