2017 – Page 72 – World Justice News

Deal to settle Flint lawsuit results in $87M for new water lines

March 28, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

DETROIT — Michigan and the city of Flint agreed Monday to replace thousands of home water lines under a sweeping deal to settle a lawsuit by residents over lead-contaminated water in the struggling community. Flint […]

Promise of legal pot some day soon doesn’t help budtenders arrested for trafficking

March 28, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Canadians may be able to celebrate Canada Day in 2018 by legally smoking a joint, but that’s small consolation to the 21-year-old clerk who was working the security desk at the Cannabis Culture shop on […]

Kremlin critic Navalny gets 15 days in jail after protest

March 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and fined Monday after staging the biggest anti-corruption protests in years, an act branded a “provocation” by the Kremlin. The United States and […]

Veteran charged with murder as terrorism in landmark New York City case for allegedly killing black man

March 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A white Maryland man accused of prowling the streets of New York City for a black person to “assassinate” has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism — the first time the Manhattan […]

Cricketer who beat his wife with bat and poured bleach down her throat is spared jail

March 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A talented cricketer who beat his wife with his own cricket bat and forced her to drink bleach while urging her to kill herself has been spared jail after the judge decided that he did […]

Defense attorneys win access to internal affairs complaints against Baltimore police officer

March 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Attorneys for a group of defendants arrested by a Baltimore police sergeant can view the internal affairs files for more than 30 complaints against him and use them to challenge his credibility, a city judge […]

War Crimes Court Orders Former Congo Militia Leader to Pay Victims

March 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court on Friday found Congolese former militia leader Germain Katanga liable for $1 million in damages to his victims, in a landmark ruling for the permanent war crimes tribunal.Judges […]

Crime boss Terry Adams loses his appeal as judges order he must hand over £700,000 from proceeds of crime

March 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A former gangster kingpin has lost his appeal over how much he has to pay back from his days of crime after telling judges he felt “like a ponce”. Terry Adams was ordered to hand […]

Rape scandal: Sailor’s navy hazing convictions quashed

March 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A sailor who admitted to his part in an Australian navy hazing and rape scandal involving a rubber chicken has had some of his convictions quashed. Able Seaman Rohan Martin Angre pleaded guilty in 2014 […]

Judge’s deadline near in Pulse victims’ suit

March 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge is set to decide whether to toss a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman’s employer and wife out of federal court. U.S. District Judge […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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 […]

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Year: 2017

Deal to settle Flint lawsuit results in $87M for new water lines

Promise of legal pot some day soon doesn’t help budtenders arrested for trafficking

Kremlin critic Navalny gets 15 days in jail after protest

Veteran charged with murder as terrorism in landmark New York City case for allegedly killing black man

Cricketer who beat his wife with bat and poured bleach down her throat is spared jail

Defense attorneys win access to internal affairs complaints against Baltimore police officer

War Crimes Court Orders Former Congo Militia Leader to Pay Victims

Crime boss Terry Adams loses his appeal as judges order he must hand over £700,000 from proceeds of crime

Rape scandal: Sailor’s navy hazing convictions quashed

Judge’s deadline near in Pulse victims’ suit