March 2022 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Influencers in Australia risk jail for breaking finance tips rules

March 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Influencers in Australia face up to five years in jail if they break laws on financial advice, a new information sheet warns. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says they may need a licence to […]

Colombia guard held after drug lord flees through open door

March 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A prison guard has been arrested in Colombia following the escape of gang leader Juan Castro from the maximum-security La Picota jail in Bogotá. Castro, better known under his alias “Matamba”, escaped in the early […]

British national ‘shattered’ to be back in Iran jail

March 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

A British-US national temporarily released from prison in Iran, is “shattered” to find himself back in jail after 48 hours, his family say. Morad Tahbaz, who also holds Iranian citizenship, was initially allowed out on the […]

Darm Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre Mississauga

Canada mosque: Worshippers stop axe wielding attacker

March 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Worshippers at a Canada mosque have confronted and restrained a man who was allegedly wielding an axe and attacked them with bear spray during Saturday morning prayers, police say. One worshipper knocked the axe from […]

US House passes Crown Act which would end hair discrimination

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A ban on race-based hair discrimination in the United States is a step closer after a vote in Congress. The House of Representatives passed the legislation which seeks to end discrimination against natural hair at […]

Tanner Brass: Canada police force in racism row over boy’s death

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Canada police force has been accused of ignoring an indigenous mother’s warning about leaving her toddler with the man now charged with his death. Tanner Brass was found dead hours after police arrested his […]

Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australia has launched legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta, alleging it allowed scam ads to target users with fake celebrity endorsements. The tech giant had engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by knowingly […]

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between January and February 2021, when Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police […]

British Sign Language set for legal recognition

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

British Sign Language (BSL) will gain formal recognition under legislation set to be passed by MPs. The bill, which sailed through its first hurdle in the Commons in January, would require public bodies to promote […]

Sunny Balwani: Elizabeth Holmes’ former partner goes on trial

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

When Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of college at 19 to found her company, Theranos, she needed someone with more experience. Based on an idea that hundreds of diseases could be diagnosed with just a few […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: March 2022

Influencers in Australia risk jail for breaking finance tips rules

Colombia guard held after drug lord flees through open door

British national ‘shattered’ to be back in Iran jail

Canada mosque: Worshippers stop axe wielding attacker

US House passes Crown Act which would end hair discrimination

Tanner Brass: Canada police force in racism row over boy’s death

Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure

British Sign Language set for legal recognition

Sunny Balwani: Elizabeth Holmes’ former partner goes on trial