2020 – Page 16 – World Justice News

In 2017, hundreds of migrants were illegally crossing the US border into Canada each day

Canada court rules US ‘not safe’ for asylum seekers

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Canada’s federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees. The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), in place since 2004, […]

Trump to send ‘surge’ of hundred of federal agents to cities

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump is to send “a surge” of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown on crime. Chicago and two other Democratic-run cities are being targeted in the Republican president’s move, amid […]

US offers $5m for capture of Venezuela chief justice Moreno

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is offering a reward of $5m (£3.9m) for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the chief justice of Venezuela, Maikel Moreno. The US accuses Mr Moreno of participating in transnational organised […]

Harry Dunn death: US immunity rule used by Anne Sacoolas closed

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

The UK and the US have agreed to amend an “anomaly” that allowed Harry Dunn death suspect Anne Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity. Mrs Sacoolas – the wife of a diplomat at RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire […]

Ukraine hostages freed after President Zelensky plugs Joaquin Phoenix film

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A stand-off in Ukraine has ended with security forces freeing 10 hostages from a bus in the city of Lutsk and detaining the gunman, after a bizarre intervention by the president. Pictures showed the gunman […]

Coronavirus: Ten ‘Nightingale Courts’ in England and Wales to open

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ten temporary courts are being set up to help clear a backlog of hearings caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The new venues, in England and Wales, include a medieval chamber and the Ministry of Justice’s […]

Portland protests: Oregon sues over ‘unlawful detentions’

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

The attorney general for the US state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters. There have been nightly protests against police brutality in Portland since the […]

Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi

Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Iran has halted the executions of three men who were sentenced to death over anti-government protests last year, according to one of their lawyers. Babak Paknia told reporters that a request for a retrial had […]

EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

July 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A major agreement governing the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the United States has been struck down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The EU-US Privacy Shield let companies sign up to higher […]

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

July 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Canada court rules US ‘not safe’ for asylum seekers

Trump to send ‘surge’ of hundred of federal agents to cities

US offers $5m for capture of Venezuela chief justice Moreno

Harry Dunn death: US immunity rule used by Anne Sacoolas closed

Ukraine hostages freed after President Zelensky plugs Joaquin Phoenix film

Coronavirus: Ten ‘Nightingale Courts’ in England and Wales to open

Portland protests: Oregon sues over ‘unlawful detentions’

Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign

EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam