January 2019 – World Justice News

Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two police officers have been found guilty of raping a Canadian woman at a renowned Paris police headquarters in 2014. They were both jailed for seven years by a Paris court, three years after the […]

Russian hackers ‘stole Mueller inquiry evidence’

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Russian hackers stole and then misrepresented evidence connected to the continuing prosecution of Russian companies accused of leading a propaganda campaign to influence the 2016 US election, a court has heard. Twitter user @HackingRedstone had […]

Walmart Santa, 4 Others Charged with Murder After His 2 Kids Were Found Buried in Family’s Yard

January 31, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By JEFF TRUESDELL A Georgia dad who worked a stint as a Walmart Santa now faces murder charges along with four other people in the death of his 14-year-old daughter after her body was found in December buried in […]

Five arrested in cyber crime raids in Birmingham and Abingdon

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a “high-level” cyber crime gang that targeted UK businesses with malware. The Metropolitan Police detained them during raids at three addresses in Birmingham and […]

Equal pay: Asda loses appeal in court case

January 31, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Supermarket giant Asda has lost an appeal in the latest development to a long-running legal dispute with staff over equal pay. The decision means that lower paid shop staff, who are mostly women, can compare […]

UK Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal records scheme

January 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has rejected a government appeal against a human rights ruling won by people who claimed their lives were blighted by past minor criminal convictions. The judges found a revised criminal records disclosure […]

MP Fiona Onasanya jailed for 3 months for lying to avoid speeding ticket

January 29, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson Disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya has been jailed for three months for lying to police to avoid a speeding ticket. The Labour MP for Peterborough was found guilty of perverting the court of justice […]

Luke Jobson death: Five arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after body found in river

January 29, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By MEGAN WHITE Five men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of missing Luke Jobson. The 22-year-old’s body was found in the river at Yarm, Teesside on Monday after he had been missing since […]

Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by Pakistan court

January 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Pakistan’s top court has rejected a challenge to the acquittal of a Christian woman on blasphemy charges. The Supreme Court upheld its decision to overturn Asia Bibi’s conviction and death sentence. She was originally convicted […]

John Nixon sentenced for murdering neighbour in Yardley Wood

January 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Ben Hurst Jane Tyler Ross McCarthy Jayne Thomson Sarah Probert A man who was convicted of murdering his neighbour was sentenced today at Birmingham Crown Court. John Nixon, a mechanic and aged 54, fatally stabbed Reece Hipwood, 28, in […]

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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Month: January 2019

Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

Russian hackers ‘stole Mueller inquiry evidence’

Walmart Santa, 4 Others Charged with Murder After His 2 Kids Were Found Buried in Family’s Yard

Five arrested in cyber crime raids in Birmingham and Abingdon

Equal pay: Asda loses appeal in court case

UK Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal records scheme

MP Fiona Onasanya jailed for 3 months for lying to avoid speeding ticket

Luke Jobson death: Five arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after body found in river

Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by Pakistan court

John Nixon sentenced for murdering neighbour in Yardley Wood