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 […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

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