2017 – Page 86 – World Justice News

#MabelJansen could face jail over rape comments

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

SOUTH AFRICA , Johannesburg – While the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) continue deliberating whether suspended Judge Mabel Jansen has a case to answer to for the alleged hate speech she espoused last year, she could […]

Ivory Coast officials refuse to explain why two gay men were jailed

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Authorities in the Ivory Coast have refused to explain why two gay men were arrested and jailed in a country that does not criminalise same-sex acts, and is widely regarded as a beacon of tolerance […]

Harry Studley shooting: Emma Horseman not guilty of GBH

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Harry Studley is recovering at home after being shot with an air rifle last year A woman whose partner shot a toddler in the head with an air rifle has been found not guilty of […]

Police custody death: Thomas Orchard restrained ‘unlawfully’

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police staff accused of killing a man in custody restrained him “unlawfully”, a court has heard. Thomas Orchard, 32, who had schizophrenia, died in October 2012. Custody Sergeant Jan Kingshott, 45, and civilian detention officers […]

Thousands of gay men pardoned for past convictions

February 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously pardoned. The enactment by the government of the so-called Alan Turing law means about 49,000 men […]

‘Most painful torture’: Douglas Garland triple murder trial hears of internet search

February 1, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

In the months before he was accused of murdering a five-year-old boy and his grandparents, Douglas Garland’s computer was used to search for “most painful torture,” a digital forensic investigator told jurors on Tuesday. The […]

(Douglas Garland Trial) Jury shown photos of dead, dismembered bodies from suspect’s computer

January 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors were shown disturbing photographs of dead and dismembered bodies Monday found on a computer hard drive hidden in the basement joists of Douglas Garland’s home. The three-woman, 11-man jury also viewed graphic images of […]

Verdict expected in sexual assault retrial for accused in ‘knees together’ case

January 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today for a man in a sex assault retrial that was ordered after the original judge asked the complainant why she didn’t keep her knees together. Alexander […]

Family ‘dumped man with dementia in UK car park then flew back to America without him’

January 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An elderly man’s wife and son stand accused of taking him to Britain and abandoning him in a car park, before flying home to America. Roger Curry, who has dementia, was abandoned at a bus station […]

Man ‘shot neighbour’s toddler in the head to shut him up’

January 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man left his neighbours’ crying toddler fighting for life after he aimed and fired a loaded air rifle into his head to ‘shut him up’, a court has heard. Harry Studley, then 18-months-old, was […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

#MabelJansen could face jail over rape comments

Ivory Coast officials refuse to explain why two gay men were jailed

Harry Studley shooting: Emma Horseman not guilty of GBH

Police custody death: Thomas Orchard restrained ‘unlawfully’

Thousands of gay men pardoned for past convictions

‘Most painful torture’: Douglas Garland triple murder trial hears of internet search

(Douglas Garland Trial) Jury shown photos of dead, dismembered bodies from suspect’s computer

Verdict expected in sexual assault retrial for accused in ‘knees together’ case

Family ‘dumped man with dementia in UK car park then flew back to America without him’

Man ‘shot neighbour’s toddler in the head to shut him up’