May 2022 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the war started. Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting a 62-year-old man a few days after […]

Is it Illegal to Use Pirate Streaming Sites?

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Downloading pirated movies and TV shows is against the law in the United States. The same is true for those who operate a pirate streaming site. However, people who use these streaming sites to consume […]

Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Los Angeles court has said that a Californian law requiring companies to have up to three women on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law, passed in 2018, violated […]

Huge drugs tunnel connecting US and Mexico found

May 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A huge drugs tunnel has been found running from Tijuana in Mexico to a warehouse in San Diego in the US. With a length of 1,744ft (531m), the passage had a rail track, electricity and […]

UK judges refuse to ban death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago

May 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nine of the UK’s most senior judges have refused to ban the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The law dates back to when the country was a British colony. The judges expressed concerns […]

Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences

May 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

A film actress and her martial arts instructor husband have been jailed for child sex offences. Zara Phythian – who appeared in Doctor Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch – sexually abused a 13-year-old girl together with […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

May 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Gunmen who abducted dozens of train passengers in northern Nigeria have released one of the hostages – a heavily pregnant woman. In a video message circulating on social media, the woman said the abductors told […]

Ten dead in suspected race attack at Buffalo New York state store

May 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

An 18-year-old white man has shot dead 10 people in a black neighbourhood of New York state in what authorities are calling a racially motivated attack. The man, named as Payton Gendron in court papers, […]

Why an Indian couple is suing their son over grandchildren

May 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

An unusual lawsuit is making headlines in India. A couple is suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage. Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad, 61 and […]

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

May 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ukraine has started its first war crimes trial since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, with a 21-year-old soldier appearing in the dock accused of killing an unarmed civilian. Vadim Shishimarin appeared at a preliminary hearing […]

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

Month: May 2022

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

Is it Illegal to Use Pirate Streaming Sites?

Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional

Huge drugs tunnel connecting US and Mexico found

UK judges refuse to ban death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago

Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences

Nigeria’s Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

Ten dead in suspected race attack at Buffalo New York state store

Why an Indian couple is suing their son over grandchildren

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier