March 2020 – World Justice News

Richard Burr: US senator probed for alleged insider trading

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US justice department is investigating alleged insider trading by lawmakers who sold stocks just before the coronavirus pandemic sparked a major market downturn, according to US media. Republican Senator Richard Burr is said to […]

Pair accused of ‘lockdown killing’ to appear in court

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer and a security guard are appearing in court in South Africa accused of shooting and killing a 40-year-old man in front of his mother on the family’s veranda. It’s alleged the pair […]

Coronavirus: Home abortions approved during outbreak

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

Patients in England can now have home abortions during the Covid-19 outbreak, the government in England has said. Abortion policy has changed several times during the current pandemic. Women and girls wanting to terminate an early pregnancy […]

Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government

March 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

The government is cracking down on misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A rapid response unit within the Cabinet Office is working with social media firms to remove fake news and harmful content. Culture Secretary Oliver […]

Coronavirus: Scotland plan to release prisoners early

March 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Prisoners nearing the end of their sentences may be released as early as next week to halt the spread of coronavirus in Scotland’s jails. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf told The Nine staff absences due to the rate […]

Pandemic throws US primary elections into uncertainty

March 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ohio’s governor has ordered polling stations in the state to close as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts vast swathes of American life. The state was one of four due to hold Democratic primary votes on Tuesday. […]

Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant pleads guilty to 51 murders

March 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man accused of deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch a year ago has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder. Brenton Tarrant, 29, also admitted the attempted murder of […]

UK broke law over IS ‘Beatles’ by passing information to US

March 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

The UK acted unlawfully by passing evidence to the US that could lead to the execution of two British members of an Islamic State murder squad. The Supreme Court said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid […]

Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey charges 20 Saudis over journalist’s murder

March 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Turkey has charged 20 suspects over the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018. Prosecutors said an indictment accused former Saudi Deputy Intelligence Chief Ahmad Asiri and former royal aide […]

South Korea chatroom sex abuse suspect named after outcry

March 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man accused of leading a group that blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos – which were then posted in pay-to-view chatrooms – has been named after an outcry in South Korea. At least 10,000 […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Month: March 2020

Richard Burr: US senator probed for alleged insider trading

Pair accused of ‘lockdown killing’ to appear in court

Coronavirus: Home abortions approved during outbreak

Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government

Coronavirus: Scotland plan to release prisoners early

Pandemic throws US primary elections into uncertainty

Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant pleads guilty to 51 murders

UK broke law over IS ‘Beatles’ by passing information to US

Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey charges 20 Saudis over journalist’s murder