2019 – Page 54 – World Justice News

Michel Temer: Brazil ex-president arrested

March 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation, local media say. Local media say police had been trying to trace Mr Temer, who left office on 1 January, […]

Radovan Karadzic sentence increased to life at UN tribunal

March 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A UN court has rejected an appeal by Bosnian Serb former leader Radovan Karadzic and increased his sentence to life in prison. The tribunal on Wednesday ruled that his initial sentence was too light. In […]

San Francisco moves to ban e-cigarettes until health effects known

March 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Officials in San Francisco have proposed a new law to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are evaluated by the US government. The law appears to be the first of its kind in the […]

Four Men Sentenced For Running Torrent Site That Leaked The Expendables 3

March 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four men in the UK have received sentences of up to four-and-half years for running a torrent site that leaked movies online, sometimes in advance of their theatrical release. Most notably, the quartet shared The […]

Áurea Vázquez Rijos: Beauty queen jailed for husband’s murder

March 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Puerto Rican woman has received a life prison sentence for hiring a hitman to murder her wealthy Canadian husband 14 years ago. Áurea Vázquez Rijos, who fled to Europe after the killing, professed her […]

Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed

March 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested after three people were killed and five wounded, some seriously, in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old born in Turkey, was […]

New Zealand mosques: 49 dead after shootings in Christchurch

March 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

UPDATE: Police say 49 people have been killed and at least 20 seriously wounded after two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand Three men and one woman are in custody, police commissioner Mike Bush told a […]

US court: Sandy Hook victims’ families can sue Remington

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Connecticut court has ruled that families of schoolchildren killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting can sue American gun-maker Remington. In a 5-4 vote, the US state’s Supreme Court said the lawsuit could […]

Supreme Court Denies Kim Dotcom Permission to Appeal

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

In 2016, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom filed an eight-point statement of claim for judicial review in an effort to attack the underpinnings of the extradition process. A year later, the High Court struck out the […]

Immigration removals stopped by injunction

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of immigration removals are in doubt after the High Court ordered the Home Office to stop using a controversial “no warning” tactic. A charity defending detainees has won an injunction after saying the policy […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Michel Temer: Brazil ex-president arrested

Radovan Karadzic sentence increased to life at UN tribunal

San Francisco moves to ban e-cigarettes until health effects known

Four Men Sentenced For Running Torrent Site That Leaked The Expendables 3

Áurea Vázquez Rijos: Beauty queen jailed for husband’s murder

Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed

New Zealand mosques: 49 dead after shootings in Christchurch

US court: Sandy Hook victims’ families can sue Remington

Supreme Court Denies Kim Dotcom Permission to Appeal

Immigration removals stopped by injunction