2017 – Page 49 – World Justice News

Girl, 11, accuses school of war crime in feedback form

May 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

An 11-year-old girl’s assertion that her school was guilty of a war crime has gone viral. Her father, Gavin Bell (also known as author Mason Cross), revealed on Twitter that she had gone rogue on […]

‘Killer Nurse’ Genene Jones indicted on new murder charge

May 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Genene Jones, nicknamed the “Killer Nurse”, was indicted today on a new murder charge. Jones is accused of murdering 11-month-old Joshua Sawyer on December 12th, 1981 using the sedative drug Dilantin, otherwise known as Phenytoin. […]

‘Houdini of death row’ who escaped seven execution dates finally killed for murdering lover’s husband

May 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Tom Powell UPDATE A man known as the “Houdini” of death row for avoiding seven execution dates through legal challenges has finally been put to death for a 1982 murder. Tommy Arthur, 75, was […]

Ontario’s top court reprimands judge for ‘frustrating administration of justice’

May 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A judge with a history of releasing reasons for judgment years late was reprimanded by Ontario’s top court Thursday for “frustrat(ing) the proper administration of justice.” This time, it resulted in the court ordering a […]

Another arrest overnight as hunt for terror network continues

May 26, 2017 World Justice News 0

Counter-terror police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing have made a fresh arrest, taking the total number of people in custody to eight. A man was held in the Moss Side area of the city in […]

TV weatherman Fred Talbot guilty of sex offences against boys

May 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been convicted of a string of historical sex offences against boys during school trips. The 67-year-old was found guilty of indecently assaulting seven teenage boys during camping and boating […]

Charlie Gard: Doctors can stop providing life support for sick baby as parents lose Court of Appeal fight

May 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A couple who want to take their sick baby son to the USA for treatment have lost a legal battle in the Court of Appeal. Chris Gard and Connie Yates want nine-month-old Charlie Gard, who […]

Human Rights

State Legislator Joins ACLU Lawsuit Against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling

May 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

MILWAUKEE — Last night, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint in their class-action lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee over […]

This Is The Place – Tony Walsh aka ‘Longfella’

May 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

This is the place In the north-west of England. It’s ace, it’s the best And the songs that we sing from the stands, from our bands Set the whole planet shaking. Our inventions are legends. […]

Sydney siege: Police should have stormed cafe sooner, coroner rules

May 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police should have ended the Sydney cafe siege as soon as the hostage-taker began shooting, an inquest has found. In December 2014, gunman Man Haron Monis held 18 people hostage inside the Lindt cafe until […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Girl, 11, accuses school of war crime in feedback form

‘Killer Nurse’ Genene Jones indicted on new murder charge

‘Houdini of death row’ who escaped seven execution dates finally killed for murdering lover’s husband

Ontario’s top court reprimands judge for ‘frustrating administration of justice’

Another arrest overnight as hunt for terror network continues

TV weatherman Fred Talbot guilty of sex offences against boys

Charlie Gard: Doctors can stop providing life support for sick baby as parents lose Court of Appeal fight

State Legislator Joins ACLU Lawsuit Against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling

This Is The Place – Tony Walsh aka ‘Longfella’

Sydney siege: Police should have stormed cafe sooner, coroner rules