2020 – Page 25 – World Justice News

Duchess of Sussex: Mail on Sunday wins first round in Meghan privacy case

May 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Mail on Sunday has won the first round of a legal battle against the Duchess of Sussex over the publication of a letter she wrote to her father. The duchess is suing for breach […]

Deportation of man with HIV to Zimbabwe blocked by UK Supreme Court

May 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The deportation of a criminal to Zimbabwe has been stopped by the Supreme Court amid concerns his life would be shortened by HIV. Five justices unanimously ruled the case must be reconsidered in full by […]

Michigan protesters decry Covid-19 state of emergency

Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse

May 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

Gun-toting protesters against Michigan’s coronavirus lockdown have rallied in the state capitol building. Hundreds of demonstrators, a few of them armed, gathered in Lansing and many did not wear masks or socially distance. Police checked […]

Coronavirus: Lack of sign language interpreters leads to legal case against government

April 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Deaf campaigners have started legal proceedings against the government over a lack of sign language interpreters at its daily coronavirus briefings. British Sign Language (BSL) users say they have been discriminated against because critical information […]

El Salvador gangs: ‘No ray of sunlight for inmates’

April 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

The government of El Salvador has started sealing off the doors and windows of prison cells in which gang members are held. On Monday, security minister Osiris Luna said that “no ray of sunlight” would […]

89 Cattle bandits killed in joint Nigeria-Niger raid

April 26, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 89 bandits responsible for a series of attacks against civilians in the country’s north-western Zamfara state. The operation was supported by troops from neighbouring Niger and led to the […]

Croydon stabbing: Search for Gucci tiger bag after fatal attack

April 26, 2020 World Justice News 0

Police are searching for a “distinctive” Gucci bag which was stolen from a man during a fatal stabbing in south London. Tyler Roye died in hospital three hours after he was attacked near the Arena […]

Brazil justice minister Moro quits in Bolsonaro clash

April 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro has resigned amid tension with President Jair Bolsonaro. Mr Moro, a former judge, had threatened to quit after the president fired one of his allies – federal police chief Mauricio […]

Coronavirus: Disinfectant firm warns after Trump comments

April 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus. Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Lysol […]

Meghan’s claims against newspaper ‘objectionable’

April 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Duchess of Sussex’s allegations that articles in the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline caused a dispute between her and her father are “objectionable”, the High Court has heard. Lawyers for publisher Associated Newspapers said […]

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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Year: 2020

Duchess of Sussex: Mail on Sunday wins first round in Meghan privacy case

Deportation of man with HIV to Zimbabwe blocked by UK Supreme Court

Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse

Coronavirus: Lack of sign language interpreters leads to legal case against government

El Salvador gangs: ‘No ray of sunlight for inmates’

89 Cattle bandits killed in joint Nigeria-Niger raid

Croydon stabbing: Search for Gucci tiger bag after fatal attack

Brazil justice minister Moro quits in Bolsonaro clash

Coronavirus: Disinfectant firm warns after Trump comments

Meghan’s claims against newspaper ‘objectionable’