2018 – Page 60 – World Justice News

New York state sues Weinstein Company

February 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

New York prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company, alleging that the studio failed to protect staff from Harvey Weinstein. Mr Weinstein is facing dozens of allegations ranging from rape to sexual harassment, […]

How US death penalty capital changed its mind

February 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

Texas remains the strictest applicant of the US death penalty but its increasing reluctance to put criminals to death reflects a national trend. Kent Whitaker supported the death penalty until his son, who arranged for […]

Asma Jahangir: Pakistan human rights champion dies

February 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has died at the age of 66. She reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital, where she later died. The pro-democracy activist championed […]

Where should the IS ‘Beatles’ be tried?

February 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

They were allegedly members of an Islamic State cell notorious for killing Western hostages and putting their deaths on camera. Western media dubbed them “the Beatles” because of their British accents. Today one is dead, […]

#MeToo California assemblywoman accused of groping

February 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A California state assemblywoman who rose to national prominence as a campaigner against sexual assault is now herself accused of misconduct. The state legislature is investigating Democrat Cristina Garcia, who was featured in a Time […]

Woman sold as sex slave on Tampa streets at age 10 helps others survive

February 9, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Jennifer Leigh TAMPA (WFLA) – Human trafficking is not an easy thg to describe. People often think of the sex trade — massage parlors, strip clubs, prostitution — all very grown-up activities with seemingly faceless, […]

Modern slavery raid at Cornwall flower-picking farm

February 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

About 200 migrants are at the centre of a modern slavery police raid at a Cornwall flower-picking farm. Three men were arrested on suspicion of slavery offences in the raid at Bosahan farm, Manaccan, Helston, […]

‘Cartoonish’ police sketch snares suspect in Pennsylvania theft

February 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in Pennsylvania say they have identified the suspect in a theft case based on a “cartoonish” sketch that was drawn by the victim. Lancaster police say Hung Phoc Nguyen, 44, was recognisable to officers […]

Bruce McArthur: Toronto police find six bodies in flower pots

February 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police say they have found the remains of six people at a property connected to a suspected serial killer. Landscaper Bruce McArthur, 66, was charged with the deaths of five men near Toronto’s gay […]

Syria war: Last of British IS ‘Beatles’ gang captured by Kurds

February 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two British men believed to be members of a notorious Islamic State group (IS) cell have been seized by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials say. Alexanda Kotey, 34, and El Shafee Elsheikh, 29, were the […]

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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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

New York state sues Weinstein Company

How US death penalty capital changed its mind

Asma Jahangir: Pakistan human rights champion dies

Where should the IS ‘Beatles’ be tried?

#MeToo California assemblywoman accused of groping

Woman sold as sex slave on Tampa streets at age 10 helps others survive

Modern slavery raid at Cornwall flower-picking farm

‘Cartoonish’ police sketch snares suspect in Pennsylvania theft

Bruce McArthur: Toronto police find six bodies in flower pots

Syria war: Last of British IS ‘Beatles’ gang captured by Kurds