2018 – Page 43 – World Justice News

Acid attack: Mark van Dongen’s ex-partner cleared of murder

May 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman has been cleared of murdering her former partner in an acid attack which led him to end his life. Berlinah Wallace, 48, hurled the corrosive fluid at Dutch engineer Mark van Dongen in […]

CIA data leak suspect named by media

May 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former CIA software engineer is the prime suspect in the leaking of a stolen archive of spy agency’s secrets last year, US media have revealed. However after searching his home, prosecutors charged Joshua Schulte, […]

Killer who chopped up body jailed for 28 years

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who killed his girlfriend with a rock and a metal pole before flushing her body parts down the toilet has been sentenced to 28 years in prison. Dean Lowe, 33, was found guilty […]

Pirate Site Blocking Threatens Canada’s Net Neutrality

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Canadian pirate site blocking proposal threatens net neutrality, the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics warns. In a report that’s supported across the political spectrum, the committee […]

Pakistan Human Rights activists targeted in Facebook attacks

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

In December 2016 Diep Saeeda, an outspoken human rights activist from the Pakistani city of Lahore, received a short message on Facebook from someone she didn’t know but with whom she had a number of […]

Shoreham air crash: Pilot Andy Hill denies manslaughter of 11 men

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A pilot has denied the manslaughter of 11 men who died when his plane crashed during the Shoreham Air Show. Andy Hill, 54, of Sandon in Hertfordshire, survived after his Hawker Hunter came down on […]

Manhattan nanny Yoselyn Ortega gets life in jail for murdering children

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A nanny convicted of murdering two children she stabbed at their luxury New York City apartment has been sentenced to life in prison. In sentencing Yoselyn Ortega, 56, the judge described her as “pure evil” […]

US ruling opens way for states-wide sports betting

May 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling that could allow states across the country to legalise sports betting. It has endorsed a 2014 state ruling in New Jersey which permits sports betting in […]

One killed in Paris ‘Islamic State’ knife attack

May 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, French officials say. The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they […]

Dennis Nilsen: Serial killer dies in prison aged 72

May 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who admitted killing at least 15 people in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in prison. Nilsen, 72, was jailed in 1983 with a recommendation he serve at least 25 years. […]

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UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Acid attack: Mark van Dongen’s ex-partner cleared of murder

CIA data leak suspect named by media

Killer who chopped up body jailed for 28 years

Pirate Site Blocking Threatens Canada’s Net Neutrality

Pakistan Human Rights activists targeted in Facebook attacks

Shoreham air crash: Pilot Andy Hill denies manslaughter of 11 men

Manhattan nanny Yoselyn Ortega gets life in jail for murdering children

US ruling opens way for states-wide sports betting

One killed in Paris ‘Islamic State’ knife attack

Dennis Nilsen: Serial killer dies in prison aged 72