September 2018 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Electoral Commission got Brexit law wrong over Vote Leave, court rules

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Electoral Commission let Vote Leave break EU referendum spending laws because the watchdog misinterpreted them, the High Court has ruled. Vote Leave paid £625,000 to clear bills allegedly run up by university student Darren […]

California shootings: Six dead in Bakersfield

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Six people have been killed in linked shootings in the city of Bakersfield in California, police say. A man and his wife drove to a trucking business in the city, where the man shot dead […]

Aung San Suu Kyi defends verdict against Reuters journalists

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists, despite international condemnation. She said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had broken the law and their conviction had “nothing to do […]

Tougher sentences for emergency staff attacks

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Maximum prison terms for people found guilty of common assault against emergency workers are to double from six months to a year. Firefighters, police officers, NHS staff and anyone who is attacked while assisting an […]

Birmingham sex death killer jailed for ‘sadistic’ murder of mum

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a mother of two during sex and then slept in his room with the body for several days has been jailed for life. Richard Bailey, 41, claimed Charlotte Teeling, 33, died […]

German Catholic priests ‘abused thousands of children’

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned by the Church itself, and was due to be published […]

Morocco bans forced marriage and sexual violence

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Morocco’s law criminalising violence against women has come into force. The law includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. It has been criticised […]

EU Parliament Adopts Controversial ‘Upload Filter’ Proposal

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

In a plenary vote, the European Parliament backed an alternative to the original Article 13 proposal, but one that would still result in an indirect upload filter requirement for many Internet services. Pirate Party MEP […]

Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics

Georgia school to ask parents to paddle students as punishment

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A school in the US state of Georgia is asking parents to consent to allowing their children to be spanked with a wooden paddle as a form of punishment. The Georgia School for Innovation and […]

Lynette Dawson: Police begin dig in podcast-highlighted mystery

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Australian police have begun digging at the former home of a Sydney woman whose disappearance in 1982 has recently attracted global attention. Lynette Dawson, a mother of two, vanished without a trace. Her husband, Chris […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: September 2018

Electoral Commission got Brexit law wrong over Vote Leave, court rules

California shootings: Six dead in Bakersfield

Aung San Suu Kyi defends verdict against Reuters journalists

Tougher sentences for emergency staff attacks

Birmingham sex death killer jailed for ‘sadistic’ murder of mum

German Catholic priests ‘abused thousands of children’

Morocco bans forced marriage and sexual violence

EU Parliament Adopts Controversial ‘Upload Filter’ Proposal

Georgia school to ask parents to paddle students as punishment

Lynette Dawson: Police begin dig in podcast-highlighted mystery