January 2022 – World Justice News

Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts and Ghislaine Maxwell

Prince Andrew: US judge seeks statement from former assistant

January 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew’s former assistant could give a sworn statement as part of the the civil sexual assault case against the duke, after a formal request from a New York judge. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre – […]

Liberia prisons: Where inmates are short of food, space and uniforms

January 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

When the food ran out for inmates at Liberia’s main prison earlier this month it exposed the terrible conditions that have long existed in the country’s jails. The lack of supplies affected all of the […]

HP wins multibillion-dollar fraud case over Autonomy sale

January 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Hewlett Packard (HP) has won a multibillion-dollar fraud case over its acquisition of a British software company. Cambridge-based Autonomy was sold to the US tech giant for $11bn in 2011. HP sued its founder and […]

Maida Vale deaths: Driver who hit stalker stabbing ex to death seeks de-arrest

January 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

The driver of a car who says he tried to stop a woman being stabbed to death by her ex-husband in the street has urged the Met Police to de-arrest him. Leon McCaskre, 41, died […]

Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court

January 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

President Joe Biden will honour his commitment to make an African-American woman his first nomination to the Supreme Court, the White House says. She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to […]

Prince Andrew wants to go before a jury to contest Virginia Giuffre claim

January 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew has denied being a close friend of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, in a legal response to the woman who is suing him in the US for sexual assault. Lawyers for the prince […]

Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women

January 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

Guatemala’s highest court has sentenced five former paramilitaries to 30 years in prison for raping dozens of indigenous Mayan women during the country’s civil war in the 1980s. The men were members of so-called Civil […]

US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit

January 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A black man in Nevada spent six days in jail after police mistook him for a suspect with the same name who is white and twice his age, a lawsuit says. Shane Lee Brown, 25, […]

Julian Assange wins right to ask Supreme Court to consider case against US extradition

January 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to ask the Supreme Court to block his extradition to the US. The High Court ruled on Monday he could have raised a legal point that Supreme […]

Georgia Shooting: British man Matthew Willson shot through wall

January 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

An English astrophysicist was killed by a stray bullet that travelled through a wall and hit him in his bed, US authorities have said. Dr Matthew Willson, 31, from Chertsey, Surrey, was found with a […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: January 2022

Prince Andrew: US judge seeks statement from former assistant

Liberia prisons: Where inmates are short of food, space and uniforms

HP wins multibillion-dollar fraud case over Autonomy sale

Maida Vale deaths: Driver who hit stalker stabbing ex to death seeks de-arrest

Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court

Prince Andrew wants to go before a jury to contest Virginia Giuffre claim

Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women

US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit

Julian Assange wins right to ask Supreme Court to consider case against US extradition

Georgia Shooting: British man Matthew Willson shot through wall