2020 – Page 26 – World Justice News

Coronavirus: Doctors launch legal challenge over PPE guidance

April 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two married doctors who say they have been exposed to coronavirus patients are challenging government guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE). Dr Nishant Joshi and Dr Meenal Viz, who is pregnant, are concerned PPE advice […]

Coronavirus: Germany’s states make face masks compulsory

April 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

All of Germany’s states have announced plans to make face masks compulsory to combat the spread of coronavirus. Bremen became the final federal region to back the measures, with its senate set to confirm the […]

Euthanasia: Dutch court expands law on dementia cases

April 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

Doctors in the Netherlands can no longer be prosecuted for carrying out euthanasia on dementia patients who have previously given written consent. Previously, patients would need to confirm their request. But on Tuesday the Dutch […]

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Texts sent by Meghan and Harry to her father revealed in court papers

April 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed text messages she and Prince Harry sent to her father before their wedding, as part of legal action against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. Meghan claims Associated […]

Coronavirus: New York couples can now tie the knot over Zoom

April 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an order allowing online marriages, as many weddings are cancelled under lockdown restrictions. From now on, people in the US state will be able to apply for marriage […]

Police arrest more than 100 suspects over lynching in India

April 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

More than 100 people have been arrested for allegedly beating three men to death in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The incident happened in Palghar district on Thursday but a video of the attack […]

Nova Scotia: Gunman ‘dressed as policeman’ kills several

April 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

A suspected gunman who dressed as a policeman killed several people, including a police officer, in a 12-hour-rampage in Nova Scotia, Canadian media reports. The attacker was captured by police on Sunday in the rural […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ‘to be released from prison’

April 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is reportedly set for an early release from prison due to Covid-19. Cohen is serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including violating campaign […]

Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day

April 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about Covid-19 to Gmail users every day, according to Google. The tech giant says the pandemic has led to an explosion of phishing attacks in which criminals try to trick […]

Cocaine haul in boxes of face masks seized

April 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Smugglers hid cocaine worth more than £1m in a consignment of protective face masks, Border Force officials said. Officers found the 14kg haul in a Polish-registered van as it attempted to enter the UK through […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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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 […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Coronavirus: Doctors launch legal challenge over PPE guidance

Coronavirus: Germany’s states make face masks compulsory

Euthanasia: Dutch court expands law on dementia cases

Texts sent by Meghan and Harry to her father revealed in court papers

Coronavirus: New York couples can now tie the knot over Zoom

Police arrest more than 100 suspects over lynching in India

Nova Scotia: Gunman ‘dressed as policeman’ kills several

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ‘to be released from prison’

Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day

Cocaine haul in boxes of face masks seized