2017 – Page 51 – World Justice News

China’s ‘war on law’: victims’ wives tell US Congress of torture and trauma

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The wives of some of the most prominent victims of Xi Jinping’s crackdown on civil society have stepped up their campaign for justice, backing calls for US sanctions against Chinese officials involved in allegedly barbaric […]

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Sweden’s director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Marianne Ny filed a request to the Stockholm District Court to revoke his arrest warrant, apparently ending a […]

Carl Schoombie’s assailants sentenced to life for ‘brazen, revolting’ fatal assault

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jenna Etheridge Cape Town – Two men were sentenced to life in jail in the Western Cape High Court on Friday for fatally assaulting Stellenbosch University graduate Carl Schoombie in 2015. Judge Robert Henney […]

3 Suspects Arrested In 6-Year-Old Kingston Frazier’s Death to Be Charged With Capital Murder

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk Comments Off

By Kirsten West Savali Dwan Diondro Wakefield, 17, D’Allen Washington, 17, and Bryon McBride Jr., 19, are all in custody and will all be charged with capital murder for the heinous killing of 6-year-old Kingston […]

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Bank voice recognition security system fooled by BBC

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Security software designed to prevent bank fraud has been fooled by a BBC reporter and his twin. BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons set up an HSBC account and signed up to the bank’s voice ID […]

Man who found James Bulger’s body says discovery led him to life of crime

May 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson A man who has been jailed for dealing drugs has said that he fell into a life of crime as a result of finding James Bulger’s body 24 years ago. Terence Riley was […]

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to halt execution of former Indian naval officer

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

The International Court of Justice has ordered Pakistan to halt the execution of a former Indian naval officer pending a final decision in the proceedings. India took Pakistan to the court over the death sentence […]

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook has been fined 110m euros (£95m) by the EU for providing “incorrect or misleading” information during its purchase of messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not […]

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday and is due to appear in person at his indecent assault trial next week, a jury has been told. Mr Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, is being […]

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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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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

China’s ‘war on law’: victims’ wives tell US Congress of torture and trauma

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

Carl Schoombie’s assailants sentenced to life for ‘brazen, revolting’ fatal assault

3 Suspects Arrested In 6-Year-Old Kingston Frazier’s Death to Be Charged With Capital Murder

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

Bank voice recognition security system fooled by BBC

Man who found James Bulger’s body says discovery led him to life of crime

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to halt execution of former Indian naval officer

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday