October 2019 – World Justice News

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian province will soon require economic immigrants to pass a “values test” under a newly proposed policy. Quebec Premier Francois Legault says potential immigrants to the province should be aware of values like the […]

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives is set to vote on how the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump should proceed. The resolution to be voted on sets out a more public phase of the process […]

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

October 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have published a resolution setting out the next steps in their impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump. The motion sets out a more public phase of the inquiry […]

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of Georgia are looking for a sex offender who was accidentally freed while serving a life sentence. Last Friday Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez was released from Rogers State Prison in the […]

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an abortion ban in Alabama that would criminalise the procedure at any stage of a pregnancy in most cases. Abortion rights groups sued the state after Republican lawmakers approved […]

Essex lorry deaths: Brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two brothers are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter over 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. Ronan Hughes, 40, and Christopher Hughes, 34, from Armagh in Northern Ireland, are also wanted by police […]

Aya Maasarwe: Australian jailed for student’s high-profile murder

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man has been jailed for raping and murdering an Arab Israeli student in a high-profile case in Australia. Codey Herrmann, 21, attacked Aya Maasarwe near a university in Melbourne in January. The killing sparked […]

Essex lorry deaths: Driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people

October 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lorry driver has been charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead inside a refrigerated trailer. Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested after the bodies of 31 men and eight women were found in […]

Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins

October 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US justice department has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry, US media report. An administrative review into the special counsel’s investigation of 2016 election interference began in May. But […]

Harry Dunn: Crash victim’s family to take Foreign Office to court

October 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of Harry Dunn is to begin legal action against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Harry, 19, died outside RAF Croughton in a crash with a car owned by US citizen Anne Sacoolas, […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2019

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect

Essex lorry deaths: Brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter

Aya Maasarwe: Australian jailed for student’s high-profile murder

Essex lorry deaths: Driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people

Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins

Harry Dunn: Crash victim’s family to take Foreign Office to court