September 2018 – Page 8 – World Justice News

16-Year-Old Fined Under Russia’s ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law Files Appeal

September 3, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Daria Litvinova MOSCOW (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The first Russian minor to be fined under a new law against so-called gay propaganda for posting pictures of shirtless men embracing has filed an appeal, his lawyer […]

UN court hears case over strategic Indian Ocean islands, which includes Diego Garcia

September 3, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By MIKE CORDER | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Officials from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius told United Nations judges Monday that former colonial power Britain strong-armed its leaders half a century […]

Sajid Javid threatens tech giants over online child sex abuse

September 3, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has warned he will “not be afraid to take action” against tech giants if they do not help to tackle child sexual abuse online. Mr Javid said he was “demanding” companies […]

Hundreds escape Libya prison amid deadly clashes in Tripoli

September 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

Some 400 prisoners have escaped from a facility near the Libyan capital Tripoli amid deadly violence between militia groups in the city, police say. “The detainees were able to force open the doors and leave” […]

US Supreme Court Petitioned to Fix Repeat Infringer ‘DMCA Disarray’

September 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Adult content producer Ventura Content has petitioned the court to clarify how and when the DMCA protects online services from piracy liability. According to Ventura, the lower courts have “given birth to a new monster,” […]

New Mexico compound gang arrested by FBI

September 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Five adults at a desert compound in New Mexico have been arrested by the FBI weeks after a judge received death threats for granting them bail. The two men and three women, residents at a […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Month: September 2018

16-Year-Old Fined Under Russia’s ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law Files Appeal

UN court hears case over strategic Indian Ocean islands, which includes Diego Garcia

Sajid Javid threatens tech giants over online child sex abuse

Hundreds escape Libya prison amid deadly clashes in Tripoli

US Supreme Court Petitioned to Fix Repeat Infringer ‘DMCA Disarray’

New Mexico compound gang arrested by FBI