July 2019 – World Justice News

Princess Haya: Dubai ruler’s wife seeks marriage protection order

July 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai – one of the most high-profile leaders in the Middle East – has asked for a forced marriage protection order in a UK court. Sheikh Mohammed Al […]

Anzac Day terror plot: Blackburn boy granted anonymity

July 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The identity of a teenager who plotted to behead police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Australia will remain a secret for the rest of his life. The boy, from Blackburn, Lancashire, sent encrypted […]

Canada

Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 106m people stolen

July 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The personal details of about 106 million individuals across the US and Canada were stolen in a hack targeting financial services firm Capital One, the company has revealed. The alleged hacker, Paige Thompson, was arrested […]

Rights group loses mass surveillance appeal in High Court

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Human rights group Liberty has lost its High Court challenge against the government’s Investigatory Powers Act. Called the “Snoopers’ Charter” by its critics, the legislation allows for mass surveillance of electronic devices, allowing intelligence agencies […]

Teacher who had sex with four pupils jailed

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A teacher who had sex with four of his pupils, including one who became pregnant, has been jailed for 12 years. Sean Aldridge, 37, a former teacher at Warblington School in Havant, Hampshire, was found […]

Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Italian police are investigating a leaked photo of a blindfolded American teenager who is accused of killing an officer in Rome. The photo of murder suspect Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was shown by Italian media […]

Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. The gunman was shot dead by police shortly after he began firing, although police are investigating reports that […]

Twin 1-year-olds died after being left in a hot car for 8 hours. Their father has been charged, New York police say

July 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Amir Vera, Josh Girsky and Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, CNN The father of twin 1-year-old babies who died after being left in a car for eight hours was arraigned in New York Saturday on charges of manslaughter, […]

Faruk Orman: Murder conviction quashed in Australia ‘Lawyer X’ scandal

July 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian man’s conviction for a gangland murder has been quashed, after a high-profile scandal where his lawyer was revealed to be a police informant. Faruk Orman, 37, was freed on Friday after serving 12 […]

US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding

July 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5bn (£2bn) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to […]

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 […]

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Month: July 2019

Princess Haya: Dubai ruler’s wife seeks marriage protection order

Anzac Day terror plot: Blackburn boy granted anonymity

Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 106m people stolen

Rights group loses mass surveillance appeal in High Court

Teacher who had sex with four pupils jailed

Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’

Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California

Twin 1-year-olds died after being left in a hot car for 8 hours. Their father has been charged, New York police say

Faruk Orman: Murder conviction quashed in Australia ‘Lawyer X’ scandal

US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding