2017 – Page 56 – World Justice News

Prisoner campaigns for sex dolls for 82,000 prisoners to release testosterone

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A prisoner has written that he believes Britain’s 82,000 male inmates should be given sex dolls as they are ‘filled with testosterone’ and need an outlet. Jack Swarez, 48, who was jailed for 17 years in […]

Trial proceedings to begin for accused Blairmore triple murderer Derek Saretzky

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Nancy Hixt Trial proceedings for accused triple murderer Derek Saretzky will begin on Monday in Lethbridge. The case will begin with pre-trial applications that are expected to take several weeks. The trial proper will […]

Construction boss jailed after death of woman crushed by windows

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A construction boss has been jailed for a year for gross negligence over the death of a lawyer crushed by half-tonne windows. Amanda Telfer, 43, was killed when the stack of large unglazed frames collapsed […]

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered by a US court to pay more than $110m (£85m) to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder. Lois Slemp, […]

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Melissa Nightingale The battle over whether a rip-off of Eminem’s Lose Yourself was used for a National Party campaign ad restarted at the High Court at Wellington this morning with a medley of music […]

Police stop and seize car while learner driver is taking driving test

May 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A learner driver was on course to pass her test – until the instructor’s uninsured car was stopped by police. The learner and examiner were pulled over during a driving test in Tile Cross, east […]

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

May 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The docile pangolin is the most illegally traded animal in the world. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Richard Pullin) Malaysia has seized more than $2 million worth of scales from pangolins, the world’s most […]

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

May 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for […]

Human Rights: A great law trivia question

May 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

After reading the following article I decided to set what this article was about as a trivia question for the community that use the World Justice News chat facility. The qusetion asked was: In the […]

Three charged with executive’s murder

May 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A third man has been charged with the murder of Dorset businessman Guy Hedger, who was found shot at his home. Mr Hedger was attacked at his home in Ashley early on Sunday. The 61-year-old […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Year: 2017

Prisoner campaigns for sex dolls for 82,000 prisoners to release testosterone

Trial proceedings to begin for accused Blairmore triple murderer Derek Saretzky

Construction boss jailed after death of woman crushed by windows

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110m in US talc cancer case

Battle between Eminem and National Party rages on in High Court

Police stop and seize car while learner driver is taking driving test

Malaysia seizes more than $2 million in pangolin scales in largest haul

Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram

Human Rights: A great law trivia question

Three charged with executive’s murder