May 2019 – World Justice News

Navy Seal accused of war crimes wins release

May 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US Navy Seal accused of stabbing a teenage Islamic State fighter to death has been unexpectedly released days ahead of his trial. Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 39, is also charged with indiscriminately […]

Sir Philip Green charged with assault in US

May 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

British retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has been charged in the US with four counts of misdemeanour assault. The charges come after a fitness instructor in Arizona alleged that he repeatedly touched her inappropriately. The […]

Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says

May 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Julian Assange has suffered “prolonged exposure to psychological torture”, the UN’s torture expert has said. Nils Melzer urged Britain not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder, warning that his human rights would be violated and that […]

France’s MeToo creator on trial for defaming man she accused

May 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The woman who started France’s campaign to encourage women to expose their sexual harassers has appeared in court over allegations of defamation. Sandra Muller is being sued by Eric Brion, who she named when she […]

Hells Angels bikers banned by Netherlands court

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in the Netherlands has banned the Hells Angels biker club because of its culture of violence. The court in the city of Utrecht ruled that the group was a danger to public order […]

Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of a US man who died of dehydration while in jail will receive $6.75m (£6m) from Milwaukee County and a private company that ran inmate care. Terrill Thomas, 38, was found dead in […]

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sixteen people have been charged in Bangladesh over the shocking murder of a teenager who was burned to death after reporting sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, was doused with kerosene and set on fire […]

Robert Mueller: Charging Trump was not an option

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller has said charging President Donald Trump with a crime was not an option, in his first comments on the Russia inquiry. He reiterated that his report did not exonerate the […]

Carbon credit fraud trial collapses as expert witness was no expert

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

The discrediting of an unqualified “expert” – found to have cut-and-pasted the same evidence for several different cases – had led to the collapse of a multi-million pound fraud trial. Andrew Ager had been hired […]

Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma. Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2019

Navy Seal accused of war crimes wins release

Sir Philip Green charged with assault in US

Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says

Hells Angels bikers banned by Netherlands court

Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 charged in Bangladesh for burning girl alive

Robert Mueller: Charging Trump was not an option

Carbon credit fraud trial collapses as expert witness was no expert

Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma