2017 – Page 36 – World Justice News

First Nations activist taking Ontario environment minister to court over air pollution regulations

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A First Nations activist is taking Ontario’s environment minister to court for failing to follow through on a years-old promise to review the way the province regulates industrial air pollution. Ada Lockridge is a member […]

Venus Williams ‘drove lawfully’ in fatal car crash

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 1

Footage has emerged showing that US tennis star Venus Williams was driving lawfully during a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old, police say. Surveillance video obtained by Palm Beach Gardens police […]

Japan’s Dentsu advertising agency charged over employee suicide

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

One of Japan’s leading advertising agencies has been charged over the death of an employee from overwork. Dentsu is accused of violating labour standards after Matsuri Takahashi, 24, killed herself in 2015. Her friends said […]

Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs

July 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

Prison officers confiscated about 225kg (496lbs) of drugs in one year, according to the Ministry of Justice. In 2016 20,000 mobile phones and sim cards, which are also contraband, were also seized from prisoners. The […]

Turkey detains 10 at human rights meeting, EU, US concerned

July 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Turkish police have detained 10 people, including the local director of Amnesty International and other rights activists, on suspicion of membership in a terrorist organisation, Amnesty said yesterday (6 July) in what it called a […]

Illegal immigrant is jailed for leading gang of Nigerian fraudsters who pretended to be MPs, police and even judges in £10million benefits scam

July 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An illegal immigrant who headed a gang which used the identities of MPs, judges and police officers to con the taxpayer out of millions of pounds was jailed for more than five years. Kayode Sanni, […]

Viagra, Stilnox packet, condoms, rings found in Sugar Daddy’s ‘hopefulness kit’, court hears

July 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Canberra jury has been told it must decide if a man intended to rape a woman he met on a Sugar Daddy website, or was merely “hoping to get lucky”. The 24-year-old woman had […]

Regina teen sentenced as adult, given life in prison for murdering 16-year-old ex-girlfriend

July 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

REGINA – In May, Justice Jennifer Pritchard heard differing views on the young man who murdered 16-year-old Hannah Leflar, the 19-year-old said to suffer from depression and other effects of a troubled childhood. But, as […]

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

July 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 101 people were shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, according to a city newspaper. Nearly half of the shootings during the four-day holiday happened over 12 hours, reports the Chicago […]

chef lied about the murder of second girlfriend as he’s finally convicted of near-identical killings five years apart

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

Two girlfriends of chef Robert Trigg died five years apart in 2006 and 2011 He claimed both deaths were accidents and he initially escaped charges Killer later tried to claim drinking and sex could […]

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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Year: 2017

First Nations activist taking Ontario environment minister to court over air pollution regulations

Venus Williams ‘drove lawfully’ in fatal car crash

Japan’s Dentsu advertising agency charged over employee suicide

Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs

Turkey detains 10 at human rights meeting, EU, US concerned

Illegal immigrant is jailed for leading gang of Nigerian fraudsters who pretended to be MPs, police and even judges in £10million benefits scam

Viagra, Stilnox packet, condoms, rings found in Sugar Daddy’s ‘hopefulness kit’, court hears

Regina teen sentenced as adult, given life in prison for murdering 16-year-old ex-girlfriend

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

chef lied about the murder of second girlfriend as he’s finally convicted of near-identical killings five years apart