February 2020 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane faces charge of murdering rival

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern […]

Dozens arrested in ‘courier fraud’ crackdown

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

By Danny Shaw – BBC Home affairs correspondent. More than 40 people have been arrested in a crackdown on courier fraud across England and Wales. Police say more than 3,000 people, most of them elderly, have been […]

Lazarus Chakwera, Saulos Chilima and President Peter Mutharika

Malawi election: Court orders new vote after May 2019 result annulled

February 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Malawi’s constitutional court has annulled last year’s controversial election, which saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected. The judge found there had been widespread irregularities in the 21 May vote. This is the first election to […]

Jailed Pennsylvania cancer patient sparks debate over justice

February 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

The case of a Pennsylvania cancer patient sentenced to up to seven years in prison for shoplifting has sparked a debate over the justice system. Ashley Menser, 36, who has ovarian and cervical cancer, was […]

Streatham attack: Emergency terror law to end early prisoner release

February 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Emergency legislation will be introduced to end the automatic early release from prison of terror offenders, the government has said. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told MPs the change would apply to both current and future […]

Streatham terrorism attacker named as Sudesh Amman

February 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man shot dead by police after he stabbed people in south London had been released from prison in January. Sudesh Amman, 20, was released around a week ago after serving half of his sentence […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: February 2020

Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane faces charge of murdering rival

Dozens arrested in ‘courier fraud’ crackdown

Malawi election: Court orders new vote after May 2019 result annulled

Jailed Pennsylvania cancer patient sparks debate over justice

Streatham attack: Emergency terror law to end early prisoner release

Streatham terrorism attacker named as Sudesh Amman