September 2017 – World Justice News

Man held after woman police officer is found dead in lake

September 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman found dead in a lake is believed to have been a serving female police officer, Cheshire Police said. The body, which was found at about 03:45 BST at Poynton Park in Cheshire, is […]

Catalan referendum: Police seal off polling stations

September 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the region’s banned independence referendum, Spain’s central government says. The move came as the Spanish authorities stepped up their attempts […]

Football Coach Retweets, Gets Sued for Copyright Infringement

September 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Pennsylvania-based King’s College and head football coach Jeffery Knarr are being sued for copyright infringement. Sports psychologist and author Dr. Keith Bell alleges that both committed offenses when Knarr retweeted a page from his book, […]

US ‘fake news’ kingpin Paul Horner found dead at 38

September 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

A writer who became notorious for peddling “fake news” during the 2016 US election campaign has died at 38. Paul Horner was found dead in his bed in Laveen, Arizona, on 18 September, after a […]

Two neo-Nazi groups added to banned list

September 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Scottish Dawn and NS131, both aliases of neo-Nazi group National Action, are to be banned under UK terror law, the government has announced. National Action became the first far-right organisation to be banned in the […]

Man dies after police surround car

September 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has died in a “police shooting” near the M5 motorway in the Bristol area. The incident happened on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near the M5 junction 19 for Portishead at around 09:30 BST. […]

Contaminated blood: Victims can launch court damages action

September 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in the 1970s and 1980s have won a ruling allowing them to launch a High Court action to seek damages. An official of the court said it was “appropriate” […]

Submissions made on Lubanga reduction of sentence, and Bensouda participates in UNGA meeting

September 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Margaux Lenormand Submissions from Defence, Prosecution and OPCV on Lubanga reduction of sentence: On 21 September, in the Lubanga case, Defence, Prosecution and OPCV filed observations submissions to the Appeals Chamber on the reduction […]

Sadistic killer Jason Marshall jailed for 39 years

September 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Sadistic killer Jason Marshall, who was filmed murdering a man during a bondage sex session, has been jailed for 39 years. Marshall, 28, posed as an MI5 agent before torturing and smothering 58-year-old Peter Fasoli […]

Full federal court to hear ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal

September 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By todd richmond, associated press A federal appeals court will consider arguments Tuesday over whether detectives tricked a Wisconsin inmate featured in the “Making a Murderer” series into confessing and whether he should go free […]

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 […]

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Month: September 2017

Man held after woman police officer is found dead in lake

Catalan referendum: Police seal off polling stations

Football Coach Retweets, Gets Sued for Copyright Infringement

US ‘fake news’ kingpin Paul Horner found dead at 38

Two neo-Nazi groups added to banned list

Man dies after police surround car

Contaminated blood: Victims can launch court damages action

Submissions made on Lubanga reduction of sentence, and Bensouda participates in UNGA meeting

Sadistic killer Jason Marshall jailed for 39 years

Full federal court to hear ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal