2017 – Page 28 – World Justice News

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to condemn Nicolas Maduro over UN allegations of human rights abuse in Venezuela

August 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

JEREMY Corbyn has said he takes “very seriously” UN allegations of human rights violations by security forces and pro-government armed groups in Venezuela, but again declined to directly condemn president Nicolas Maduro. The Labour leader […]

Reputed gang member-turned-cop guilty of murder

August 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

LOS ANGELES — A reputed gang member who beat a murder charge decades ago and went on to land a job as a police officer was convicted Thursday of the 30-year-old killing after DNA evidence […]

Police hunting Putney Bridge jogger who appeared to push woman into path of bus have arrested a man

August 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police hunting a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge have arrested a man. The Met Police said a 41-year-old was detained at an address in […]

Iran has executed Alireza Tajiki who was arrested when aged 15

August 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

A semi-official Iranian news agency is reporting that Alireza Tajiki, a young Iranian man who was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death as a child, has been executed. Following today’s execution of Alireza Tajiki, Amnesty […]

Eighteen convicted of abusing girls plied with alcohol and drugs then forced to have sex

August 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Eighteen people have been convicted of abusing girls in Newcastle who were plied with alcohol and drugs before being forced to have sex. The vulnerable victims, some as young as 14, were exploited by a […]

Five men charged with Hillsborough disaster offences appear in court

August 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Five men charged with offences relating to the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath have appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court. The court has been told that all five men intend to plead not guilty to charges […]

Jim Carrey can release dead ex-girlfriend’s medical records: Judge

August 9, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jim Carrey’s lawyers have won a bid to go public with his tragic ex-girlfriend’s medical records as part of a wrongful death suit filed against the funnyman. A judge granted the actor’s legal team the […]

Man guilty of trying to smuggle pipe bomb on to a plane

August 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manchester Airport. The “crude improvised explosive device” was found in Nadeem Muhammad’s carry-on luggage as he went […]

‘sex obsessed’ helicopter film PC jailed

August 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A “sex-obsessed” police officer who used his force helicopter to film people having sex has been jailed. “Team deviant” Adrian Pogmore admitted four charges of misconduct in a public office. He was jailed for a […]

‘Beyond hope’: Sadistic rapist branded dangerous offender

August 8, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Abdirahman Ahmed’s trail of terror has ended after an Ottawa judge branded the sadistic rapist a dangerous offender, sending him to prison for an indeterminate sentence. The designation is for life and comes after Ahmed […]

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 […]

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Year: 2017

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to condemn Nicolas Maduro over UN allegations of human rights abuse in Venezuela

Reputed gang member-turned-cop guilty of murder

Police hunting Putney Bridge jogger who appeared to push woman into path of bus have arrested a man

Iran has executed Alireza Tajiki who was arrested when aged 15

Eighteen convicted of abusing girls plied with alcohol and drugs then forced to have sex

Five men charged with Hillsborough disaster offences appear in court

Jim Carrey can release dead ex-girlfriend’s medical records: Judge

Man guilty of trying to smuggle pipe bomb on to a plane

‘sex obsessed’ helicopter film PC jailed

‘Beyond hope’: Sadistic rapist branded dangerous offender