2021 – Page 27 – World Justice News

South Africa’s top court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma

June 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country’s highest court. He has been given five days to hand himself in to police. Failing that, the police […]

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim

June 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (£165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State. The firm did not admit liability or wrongdoing in settling with […]

Milton Keynes: Police shoot man dead after finding injured child

June 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been shot dead by police who had discovered the body of another man and a seriously injured child at a property. Thames Valley Police officers were called to Denmead in Two Mile […]

Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin ‘heist’

June 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

A lawyer for two brothers who founded a South African Bitcoin investment firm has told the BBC they categorically deny any involvement in a “heist”. Africrypt, founded by Raees and Ameer Cajee, “absconded” with Bitcoin […]

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

June 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. The judge said Derek Chauvin’s sentence was […]

US Justice Department sues Georgia over election laws

June 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Biden Justice Department has announced that it will sue the state of Georgia over new voting laws passed in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the laws were “enacted […]

Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended

June 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Rudy Giuliani has had his law licence suspended in New York for making “demonstrably false and misleading” claims around the 2020 US election. Mr Giuliani, 77, has been a mayor of New York City and […]

US cheerleader wins free speech case against her former school

June 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a teenager who was kicked off her school cheerleading squad over a profane social media post. In an 8-1 ruling, it concluded that the Mahanoy Area […]

Dalian Atkinson: PC guilty of former footballer’s manslaughter

June 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A police officer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson. The former Aston Villa striker died after a stand-off with West Mercia police officers outside his father’s home in Telford, Shropshire […]

Spain pardons Catalan leaders over independence bid

June 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Spanish government has formally pardoned nine Catalan separatists who were convicted over a failed independence bid in 2017. The leaders were imprisoned after being found guilty of sedition in 2019. Three others were convicted […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2021

South Africa’s top court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim

Milton Keynes: Police shoot man dead after finding injured child

Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin ‘heist’

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

US Justice Department sues Georgia over election laws

Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended

US cheerleader wins free speech case against her former school

Dalian Atkinson: PC guilty of former footballer’s manslaughter

Spain pardons Catalan leaders over independence bid