August 2018 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Inside ‘torture den’ where paedophile kept girl, 10, captive to abuse her

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Georgia Diebelius Chilling images have revealed a first look into the torture den attic where a paedophile held a young girl captive while playing out his sadomasochistic fantasies. David Challenor was jailed this week for […]

Nuns, including one aged 93, are arrested over abuse allegations at notorious orphanage where they ‘beat residents, forced them to eat vomit and ritually humiliated them for bed-wetting’

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By GRAHAM GRANT HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL More nuns have been reported to prosecutors amid a widening police investigation into claims of abuse at a notorious orphanage. The Mail revealed yesterday that police […]

John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for 10th Time

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By MARY ESCH / AP (ALBANY, N.Y.) — John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for a 10th time and will remain behind bars for at least two more years. Mark David Chapman appeared before New […]

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has responded to Donald Trump’s latest attack on him by insisting that the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure. The apparent rebuke of Mr Trump came […]

Uganda’s Bobi Wine: Pop star MP charged with treason

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Ugandan MP and pop star Bobi Wine has been charged with treason in a civilian court shortly after a military court freed him. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was immediately re-arrested […]

U.S. pastor’s lawyer plans appeal to Turkish constitutional court

August 22, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Daren Butler; Editing by David Dolan and Janet Lawrence ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The lawyer for the American Christian pastor on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey said on Wednesday he planned to appeal to the […]

Pirate TV Box Seller Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man from the UK has been handed a 16-month custodial sentence for selling set-top boxes pre-configured for piracy. Warren Gleave of Burnley, who pleaded guilty to offenses under the Fraud Act 2006 following a […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admits campaign violation

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws. He said he did so at the direction of “the candidate”, acting for the “purpose […]

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort has been found guilty on eight charges of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to disclose foreign banks accounts. But the jury at his trial in Virginia failed to reach […]

Hillsborough charges against Sir Norman Bettison dropped

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former chief inspector accused of trying to blame Liverpool fans for the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has had all charges against him dropped. Sir Norman Bettison, then of South Yorkshire Police, had faced four counts […]

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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Month: August 2018

Inside ‘torture den’ where paedophile kept girl, 10, captive to abuse her

Nuns, including one aged 93, are arrested over abuse allegations at notorious orphanage where they ‘beat residents, forced them to eat vomit and ritually humiliated them for bed-wetting’

John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for 10th Time

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

Uganda’s Bobi Wine: Pop star MP charged with treason

U.S. pastor’s lawyer plans appeal to Turkish constitutional court

Pirate TV Box Seller Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admits campaign violation

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges

Hillsborough charges against Sir Norman Bettison dropped