2019 – Page 61 – World Justice News

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in El Salvador has freed a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby in a toilet. Evelyn Beatríz Hernández Cruz, 20, had served […]

Aurora shooting: Five dead in Illinois workplace attack

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

Five people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police there say. The gunman was also killed during an exchange of […]

Guatemala war crime survivors challenge amnesty bill

February 14, 2019 zoshinuk 0

by Sandra Cuffe Guatemala City – Indigenous survivors of crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war took action Wednesday against a bill advancing in Congress that would set war criminals free. Maya Achi women […]

Serial killer’s haunting sketches of women he murdered released for horrific reason

February 14, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Chilling sketches drawn by a serial killer who claims to have murdered 90 women have been released by the FBI – in an effort to identify his victims. The drawings depict women who evil Samuel Little, […]

Life In Prison For White Supremacist Convicted Of Stabbing Black Man To Death Near Times Square

February 14, 2019 zoshinuk 0

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An Army veteran from Baltimore who pleaded guilty to terror charges for murdering a black man in a racially motivated attack nearly two years ago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole […]

Parents Arrested After Starving Children Found Locked In Dog Crates

February 14, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Two parents in Rhome, Texas, are facing charges of child endangerment after police found four malnourished children, two of whom were locked in dog cages. On Tuesday morning, deputies for the Wise County Sheriff’s Office […]

Prince Philip will not be prosecuted over crash

February 14, 2019 zoshinuk 0

The Duke of Edinburgh will not face prosecution over his road crash near the Sandringham estate, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. The 97-year-old voluntarily gave up his driving licence on Saturday after his Land Rover […]

Two hackers charged with making false bomb threats to hundreds of schools

February 13, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Andrew Blankstein LOS ANGELES — Two computer hackers have been charged with sending false bomb and mass shooting threats to hundreds of schools in Britain and the United States, including dozens in southern California, according to a […]

HRW Denounces ‘Mockery Of Justice’ In Chechnya As Titiyev’s Trial Nears End

February 13, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the refusal of a court in Russia’s Chechnya region to admit the last defense motion in the trial of leading human rights activist Oyub Titiyev, who has been behind […]

Former Armenian President Kocharian Charged With Bribe-Taking

February 13, 2019 zoshinuk 0

YEREVAN — Armenian investigators have filed a new bribe-taking charge against former President Robert Kocharian, who was previously charged with violating the country’s constitutional system. The new charge stems from allegations that businesswoman Silva Hambartsumian […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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, […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence

Aurora shooting: Five dead in Illinois workplace attack

Guatemala war crime survivors challenge amnesty bill

Serial killer’s haunting sketches of women he murdered released for horrific reason

Life In Prison For White Supremacist Convicted Of Stabbing Black Man To Death Near Times Square

Parents Arrested After Starving Children Found Locked In Dog Crates

Prince Philip will not be prosecuted over crash

Two hackers charged with making false bomb threats to hundreds of schools

HRW Denounces ‘Mockery Of Justice’ In Chechnya As Titiyev’s Trial Nears End

Former Armenian President Kocharian Charged With Bribe-Taking