March 2017 – Page 8 – World Justice News

Nova Scotia judge under fire for claiming ‘a drunk can consent’ in sex-assault case

March 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Nova Scotia judge is facing a firestorm of criticism after declaring “clearly, a drunk can consent” as he acquitted a Halifax taxi driver of sexually assaulting a female passenger who was so intoxicated that […]

Groom admits “sustained and systematic” rape hours before he married his pregnant partner

March 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

A groom has admitted a “sustained and systematic” rape hours before he was due to marry his pregnant partner. Convicted rapist Derry Flynn McCann, 28, launched a two-hour assault “within sight” of his victim’s front […]

Meeting in secret: The outcast wives of India

March 1, 2017 WJN Staff 0

At a secret location in Chandigarh, a special meeting is taking place. Women from all over Punjab have travelled to the capital to seek help from Amanjot Kaur Ramoowalia – the head of a charity […]

Kim Jong-nam death: Two women charged with murder

March 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly […]

New drivers caught using phones to lose licence

March 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked under new rules in England, Scotland and Wales. Penalties for using a phone at the wheel double from […]

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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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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. […]

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Month: March 2017

Groom admits “sustained and systematic” rape hours before he married his pregnant partner

Meeting in secret: The outcast wives of India

Kim Jong-nam death: Two women charged with murder

New drivers caught using phones to lose licence