February 2018 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Bannon ‘stonewalled’ congressmen during committee hearing

February 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

President Trump’s former chief adviser, Steve Bannon, has refused to answer a range of questions posed by a congressional committee. He was being interviewed by the House intelligence committee, which is investigating alleged Russian meddling […]

Court Dismisses Playboy’s Copyright Claims Against Boing Boing

February 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A California district court has dismissed Playboy’s copyright infringement complaint against Boing Boing. Playboy’s allegations that the popular blog induced or contributed to copyright infringement by publishing hyperlinks are not strong enough, Judge Olguin writes. […]

Sulaiman Al Fahim: Jailed for stealing £5m from wife to buy football club

February 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

The man who owned Portsmouth for six weeks during an ill-fated spell in 2009 has been sentenced to five years in a United Arab Emirates jail for stealing £5m from his wife to fund the […]

Fisherman Wins Case After Being Told He Can’t Catch Fish

February 15, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Naomi Webber Two years ago, in one of the UK’s more unusual human rights cases, we reported on the fisherman’s rights victory of Mr Mott. The salmon fisherman has hit the headlines again today, following an […]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Florida shooting: At least 17 dead in high school attack

February 14, 2018 World Justice News Comments Off

At least 17 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, police say. The suspect has been named as Nikolaus Cruz, 19, and is a former student at […]

Freezer body murder: Uncle jailed for Celine Dookhran rape and killing

February 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

An uncle has been jailed for a life for kidnapping, raping and slitting the throat of his niece before putting her body in a deep freezer. Mujahid Arshid, 33, was found guilty of murdering Celine […]

Germany: Flawed Social Media Law

February 14, 2018 zoshinuk 0

(Berlin) – The new German law that compels social media companies to remove hate speech and other illegal content can lead to unaccountable, overbroad censorship and should be promptly reversed, Human Rights Watch said today. The law […]

Prison Hostage Breaks Her Silence

February 13, 2018 Kate Adan 0

On the one year anniversary of the prison riot at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Delaware, where one Correctional Officer was killed, and one was severely injured, a female Counselor who was held […]

Ahmad Khan Rahimi sentenced to life in prison for NY bombing

February 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

The man who set off pressure cooker bombs in New York and New Jersey in 2016 has been sentenced to life. Ahmad Khan Rahimi injured 30 people when he set off a bomb in Manhattan. […]

Ex-football coach Barry Bennell guilty of sex abuse

February 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-football coach Barry Bennell has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against boys in the 1980s. Liverpool Crown Court heard Bennell had a “power hold” over aspiring players aged between eight and 15 and […]

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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Month: February 2018

Bannon ‘stonewalled’ congressmen during committee hearing

Court Dismisses Playboy’s Copyright Claims Against Boing Boing

Sulaiman Al Fahim: Jailed for stealing £5m from wife to buy football club

Fisherman Wins Case After Being Told He Can’t Catch Fish

Florida shooting: At least 17 dead in high school attack

Freezer body murder: Uncle jailed for Celine Dookhran rape and killing

Prison Hostage Breaks Her Silence

Ahmad Khan Rahimi sentenced to life in prison for NY bombing

Ex-football coach Barry Bennell guilty of sex abuse