2020 – Page 11 – World Justice News

Croydon shooting: Police Officer shot dead at police custody centre

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre in south London. The officer was shot by a man who was being detained at the centre in Windmill Road. It is believed the […]

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

September 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot six times […]

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Austrian consumer rights group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government over Covid-19 outbreaks at ski resorts in the western Tyrol region earlier this year. The group also said it hoped to […]

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian MP and her husband have been awarded A$875,000 ($628,000; £493,000) in a defamation suit. The National Party’s Anne Webster sued conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer over posts she wrote on Facebook in April and […]

Ren Zhiqiang: Outspoken ex-real estate tycoon gets 18 years jail

September 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former real estate tycoon and an outspoken critic of China’s President Xi Jinping has been sentenced to 18 years in jail on charges of corruption. A court in Beijing found Ren Zhiqiang “guilty of […]

HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning

September 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

HSBC allowed fraudsters to transfer millions of dollars around the world even after it had learned of their scam, leaked secret files show. Britain’s biggest bank moved the money through its US business to HSBC […]

Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star’s lawyer denies rape charges in court

September 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Actor Danny Masterson, best known for his role in the hit series That ’70s Show, has appeared in court accused of raping three women in the early 2000s. He is charged with raping the women, […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87

September 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic champion of women’s rights, has died of cancer at the age of 87, the court has said. Ginsburg died on Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer at […]

Canada Tesla driver charged over ‘napping while speeding’

September 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man has been charged with dangerous driving for allegedly taking a nap while his self-driving Tesla car clocked up more than 90mph (150km/h). Police said both front seats were fully reclined, and the […]

Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels

September 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Police in Panama say they have detained two Panamanian nationals who were travelling in a car carrying 79 packets of illegal drugs. Local media have identified one of the detained as the governor of Guna […]

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, […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Croydon shooting: Police Officer shot dead at police custody centre

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

Ren Zhiqiang: Outspoken ex-real estate tycoon gets 18 years jail

HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning

Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star’s lawyer denies rape charges in court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87

Canada Tesla driver charged over ‘napping while speeding’

Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels