April 2018 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Man released after joint enterprise conviction quashed

April 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been released from prison after becoming the first person since 2016 to have a joint enterprise murder conviction quashed. Joint enterprise is used to convict defendants in gang-related cases even if they […]

Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed

April 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians in northern Toronto on Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15. Alek Minassian, 25, was not previously known to authorities, police […]

Iceland’s Bitcoin heist suspect ‘flees on PM’s plane’ after jailbreak

April 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man suspected of masterminding the theft of 600 computers that were being used to attack virtual currencies has escaped custody in Iceland, police say. Sindri Thor Stefansson escaped the low-security prison through a window […]

HMP Humber: Photocopied post ‘reduces prisoner drug use’

April 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

The photocopying of inmate mail at a prison in a bid to prevent drug-soaked letters being smuggled in has reduced on-site substance abuse, a report said. A prison watchdog inspection found the “intrusive” move at […]

Alfie Evans: Parents to appeal to Supreme Court again

April 17, 2018 World Justice News 1

The parents of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans are to ask the Supreme Court to consider an appeal on ending his life support for a second time. On Monday the Court of Appeal refused to overrule […]

Frankie Valli tribute singer Robin Maughan jailed for longer

April 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Frankie Valli tribute singer previously convicted for abusing children has had 12 years added to his sentence for admitting further charges. Robin Maughan, 36, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, had been serving a sentence of […]

Facebook facial recognition faces class-action lawsuit

April 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

Facebook must face a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology, a California judge has ruled. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook gathered biometric information without users’ explicit consent. It involves the “tag […]

Deceased Woman’s Testimony Can Be Used In Her Murder Trial

April 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Ohio Judge ruled Friday the videotaped testimony from a woman, who died after she was doused in gasoline and set on fire in 2015, can be used during the murder trial, involving her former […]

Ex-FBI chief James Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president’

April 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is “morally unfit to be president”, who treats women like “pieces of meat”. Mr Comey was giving his first major television interview since he was fired […]

US, UK and France launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

April 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites. The strikes are in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week. “A combined operation with the armed forces of […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Month: April 2018

Man released after joint enterprise conviction quashed

Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed

Iceland’s Bitcoin heist suspect ‘flees on PM’s plane’ after jailbreak

HMP Humber: Photocopied post ‘reduces prisoner drug use’

Alfie Evans: Parents to appeal to Supreme Court again

Frankie Valli tribute singer Robin Maughan jailed for longer

Facebook facial recognition faces class-action lawsuit

Deceased Woman’s Testimony Can Be Used In Her Murder Trial

Ex-FBI chief James Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president’

US, UK and France launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites