July 2019 – Page 7 – World Justice News

Stanley Metcalf death: Jail for great-grandfather over airgun killing

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who shot dead his six-year-old great-grandson with an air rifle has been jailed for three years. Stanley Metcalf died in hospital after being hit in the abdomen by a pellet at Sproatley, near […]

Spanish Court Throws Out Copyright Trolling Case

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Spanish ISP Euskaltel has welcomed a decision by a court to throw out a copyright trolling case against one of its customers. The Commercial Court No. 2 of Bilbao dismissed the case due to insufficient […]

Bureaux de change: Crackdown on drug gangs money laundering

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Bureaux de change and currency transfer businesses are to be raided by police in a week-long crackdown on suspected drugs money laundering. They hope targeting the cash will reduce street violence linked to disputes between […]

Michael Barrymore drops police compensation claim

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Michael Barrymore has dropped a compensation claim for being arrested over the death of a man at his home. Barrymore was investigated following the death of Stuart Lubbock in his swimming pool 18 years ago. […]

US Border Patrol investigate ‘disturbing’ secret Facebook group

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

US officials are investigating a secret Facebook group where border patrol members allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants. The private group was called “I’m 10-15” and had about 9,500 members, including former and […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Month: July 2019

Stanley Metcalf death: Jail for great-grandfather over airgun killing

Spanish Court Throws Out Copyright Trolling Case

Bureaux de change: Crackdown on drug gangs money laundering

Michael Barrymore drops police compensation claim

US Border Patrol investigate ‘disturbing’ secret Facebook group