January 2023 – World Justice News

Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie’s will

January 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

Priscilla Presley, rock’n’roll legend Elvis Presley’s ex-wife, has filed a legal challenge to the validity of their late daughter’s will. Lisa Marie Presley, the couple’s only child, died two weeks ago at the age of […]

Canada province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs

January 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

Canada’s province of British Columbia is starting a first-in-the-nation trial decriminalising small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of such drugs, as well as […]

German woman accused of killing her lookalike in attempt to fake her own death

January 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has been accused of seeking out a lookalike of herself on social media and murdering her in a bid to fake her own death. Authorities say Sharaban K, a 23-year-old beautician of Iraqi […]

Serving Dorset Police officer charged with rape and other sexual offences

January 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

A serving officer with Dorset Police has been charged with eight sexual offences, including two charges of rape. Constable Ravi Canhye, 46, will appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday following the charges. The rape […]

Pilot scheme starts in Leeds, Carlisle and Cardiff allowing journalists to report family court proceedings

January 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

After decades of calls for greater scrutiny of the family courts, journalists will be able to report proceedings in a pilot scheme from Monday. The BBC’s Sanchia Berg reflects on the controversial cases that preceded […]

Watching Pirate Streams in the UK is Illegal: Risk of Prosecution “Minimal”

January 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

This month millions of people read that two UK men had been sentenced to 16 months in prison “for watching unauthorized streams.” Since the actual risk of prosecution was never explained, today we’ll reveal the […]

Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar’s generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity they alleged were […]

Russian court shuts down country’s oldest rights group

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Wednesday ruled to shut down Russia’s oldest human rights organization, in the latest move amid a months-long, relentless crackdown on independent media, rights groups and opposition activists. […]

Video shows police beating and kicking Tyre Nichols while he was restrained

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching a motorist for several minutes as he cries out for his mother. Officers are seen […]

Fugitive Gillespie brothers may have been killed in Brazil

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

Detectives have confirmed for the first time that two of Scotland’s most wanted men may have been killed while on the run in Brazil. Speculation about the fate of James and Barry Gillespie, who previously […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: January 2023

Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie’s will

Canada province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs

Serving Dorset Police officer charged with rape and other sexual offences

Pilot scheme starts in Leeds, Carlisle and Cardiff allowing journalists to report family court proceedings

Watching Pirate Streams in the UK is Illegal: Risk of Prosecution “Minimal”

Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military

Russian court shuts down country’s oldest rights group

Video shows police beating and kicking Tyre Nichols while he was restrained

Fugitive Gillespie brothers may have been killed in Brazil