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Human Rights

Pakistan court outlaws ‘virginity tests’

January 5, 2021 World Justice News 0
Human rights campaigners have welcomed a decision by a Pakistani court outlawing so-called “virginity tests” in rape examinations. The ruling, which applies in Punjab province, will end the practice of physical checks for an intact […]
Julian Assange
Human Rights

Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge

January 4, 2021 World Justice News 0
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a court in London has ruled. The judge blocked the request because of concerns over Mr Assange’s mental health and risk of suicide in […]
Donald Trump
Lead Story

US election: Trump tells Georgia election official to ‘find’ votes to overturn Biden win

January 3, 2021 World Justice News 0
US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn the election result. “I just want to find 11,780 votes,” Mr Trump told Republican Secretary of State […]
GOP Senators and-Senators elect opposing certification
Lead Story

Senators in final bid to derail certification of Biden’s victory

January 2, 2021 World Justice News 0
A group of US senators say they will refuse to certify Joe Biden’s election victory unless a commission is set up to investigate alleged voter fraud. The 11 senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz, […]
Mike Pence
News

US election: Legal bid to get Pence to overturn results rejected

January 2, 2021 World Justice News 0
The latest in a series of attempts by allies of President Donald Trump to overturn the November US election result has failed. A Texas judge rejected the case, brought by Republican Louie Gohmert, seeking to […]
Lisa Montgomery
Lead Story

Lisa Montgomery: Only woman on US federal death row to face execution

January 2, 2021 World Justice News 0
A US appeals court has lifted a stay of execution on the only woman awaiting a federal death penalty. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in […]
Senate override defence veto
Lead Story

US Congress overrides Trump defence spending bill veto

January 1, 2021 World Justice News 0
The US Congress has overturned President Donald Trump’s veto of a defence spending bill, the first time this has happened in his presidency. The Republican-controlled Senate held a rare New Year’s Day session to debate […]

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