January 2019 – Page 5 – World Justice News

David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney

Laquan McDonald: Chicago officers cleared of shooting cover-up

January 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A judge has acquitted three Chicago police officers of trying to cover up the 2014 fatal police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney were found not guilty of […]

Larry Nassar case: Michigan State University head John Engler resigns

January 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

The interim president of Michigan State University has resigned after he said victims of a major sex abuse scandal were “enjoying” the attention. John Engler, who was appointed a year ago, said gymnasts who were […]

Shoreham air crash trial: Pilot Andy Hill ‘negligent’

January 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “devastating” plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow which killed 11 men was caused by the pilot’s “serious negligence”, a court has heard. Jurors were told Andy Hill’s Hawker Hunter jet “disintegrated” upon impact, creating […]

Israel police investigate ‘sex-for-judgeships’ allegations

January 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in Israel have arrested a top lawyer as part of an investigation into claims that judicial appointments were traded for sexual favours. The lawyer has not been named and a gag order covers most […]

Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo goes free at ICC court in The Hague

January 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 […]

Canadian’s death sentence in China ‘horrific’, family says

January 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of a Canadian man who has been sentenced to death in China say their “worst fears” have been realised. Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was given a 15-year jail term in November but, on Monday, […]

Judge blocks Trump’s new birth control rules in 13 states and Washington

January 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A California judge has blocked new Trump administration regulations on birth control from applying in 13 states and Washington DC. The rules allow employers and insurers to decline to provide birth control if doing so […]

Ram Rahim Singh: India guru guilty of journalist’s murder

January 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Indian guru who is already in jail for rape has been convicted for the 2002 murder of a journalist. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, was given a 20-year sentence in […]

Briton who knocked Liberia offline with cyber attack jailed

January 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British cyber criminal who carried out an attack so powerful it knocked a nation offline has been jailed. Daniel Kaye admitted attacking an African phone company – inadvertently crashing Liberia’s internet – in 2016. […]

Jayme Closs: Missing 13-year-old found months after parents’ murder

January 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

A 13-year-old girl from Wisconsin who went missing in October after her parents were murdered has been found alive, officials say. Jayme Closs, whose parents, aged 56 and 46, were discovered shot dead in their […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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 […]

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Month: January 2019

Laquan McDonald: Chicago officers cleared of shooting cover-up

Larry Nassar case: Michigan State University head John Engler resigns

Shoreham air crash trial: Pilot Andy Hill ‘negligent’

Israel police investigate ‘sex-for-judgeships’ allegations

Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo goes free at ICC court in The Hague

Canadian’s death sentence in China ‘horrific’, family says

Judge blocks Trump’s new birth control rules in 13 states and Washington

Ram Rahim Singh: India guru guilty of journalist’s murder

Briton who knocked Liberia offline with cyber attack jailed

Jayme Closs: Missing 13-year-old found months after parents’ murder