2021 – Page 45 – World Justice News

Julie Payette: Canada governor general quits amid bullying claims

January 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Canadian Governor General Julie Payette has resigned amid claims she created a toxic work environment for her staff. The representative of the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, quit amid reports a highly critical workplace […]

Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

January 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and […]

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

January 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Thai woman has been jailed for 43 years for criticising the royal family, the country’s harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy. The former civil servant, known only as Anchan, posted audio clips from […]

US Capitol riots: Trump supporter arrested after Pelosi ‘data theft’

January 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Donald Trump supporter suspected of stealing a laptop or hard drive from Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s office during the US Capitol riots has been arrested. Riley June Williams, 22, was detained in Pennsylvania on charges […]

Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul

January 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two women judges working for the Afghan Supreme Court have been shot dead. They were killed by unidentified gunmen on their way to work on Sunday. The deaths are the latest in a string of […]

Hundreds of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest records accidentally wiped

January 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Work to restore hundreds of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest records accidentally wiped from police databases is ongoing, the Home Office has said. Around 400,000 records were lost, according to The Times, which first reported […]

Dustin Higgs: Final execution of Trump presidency is carried out

January 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Dustin Higgs, an inmate on death row in Indiana, has died in the final federal execution of the Trump presidency just days before he leaves office. Higgs was convicted in the killings of three women […]

Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal

January 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

Mark Rutte’s government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, Dutch MPs decided, with tax officials, politicians, […]

Joanna Borucka: International search for man over suitcase death

January 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

An international search is under way for a man who is wanted in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in west London. Joanna Borucka’s body was found […]

Nancy Pelosi holds the signed impeachment article

Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot. Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to impeach the president by 232-197. He is the first president […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2021

Julie Payette: Canada governor general quits amid bullying claims

Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

US Capitol riots: Trump supporter arrested after Pelosi ‘data theft’

Afghanistan conflict: Female judges shot dead in Kabul

Hundreds of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest records accidentally wiped

Dustin Higgs: Final execution of Trump presidency is carried out

Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal

Joanna Borucka: International search for man over suitcase death

Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot