2018 – Page 22 – World Justice News

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 […]

‘£2.5m lottery fraud’: Edward Putman charged

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with fraudulently claiming a £2.5m lottery payout. Hertfordshire Police said a ticket was submitted for an outstanding lottery prize and £2.5m was paid out in 2009. Edward Putman, 53, of […]

Hugo Lloris had to be helped from car by police who found vomit in £65k Porsche after drink drive arrest

September 12, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Andrew Gilpin Hugo Lloris pleaded guilty to one charge of drink-driving as a court heard police had to help him from his £65k Porsche – which they found covered in vomit. The 31-year-old Frenchman, who captains the […]

British Airways: Suspect code that hacked fliers ‘found’

September 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A cyber-security firm has said it found malicious code injected into the British Airways website, which could be the cause of a recent data breach that affected 380,000 transactions. A RiskIQ researcher analysed code from BA’s […]

Man charged in murder of Canadian teen Marrisa Shen

September 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A suspect has been arrested for the killing of a Canadian schoolgirl following a breakthrough in a lengthy investigation into her death. Ibrahim Ali, 28, a Canadian permanent resident, faces first degree murder charges for […]

US threatens sanctions against the International Criminal Court

September 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen over alleged detainee abuse in Afghanistan. National Security […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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, […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

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

‘£2.5m lottery fraud’: Edward Putman charged

Hugo Lloris had to be helped from car by police who found vomit in £65k Porsche after drink drive arrest

British Airways: Suspect code that hacked fliers ‘found’

Man charged in murder of Canadian teen Marrisa Shen

US threatens sanctions against the International Criminal Court