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Poland’s firearm bill sparks human rights concerns

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0
Poland’s parliament has approved controversial proposals to decriminalise in certain circumstances the use of firearms by border guards in self-defence. NGOs say the legal changes contravene human rights standards, but the government says they are […]
Louis van Schoor
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Mass killer dies as victims still demand justice

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0
Louis van Schoor, a convicted mass murderer in South Africa known as the “Apartheid Killer”, has died. The 72-year-old had been in hospital with an infection in his leg. His daughter told the BBC he […]
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Woman whose wife had sex with sperm donor loses legal challenge over child’s birth certificate

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0
A woman has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over her name being removed from her child’s birth certificate after it was revealed her ex-wife had sex with a sperm donor behind her back. The […]
Rim Jong Hyok
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$10 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0
The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been compromising organisations around the […]
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Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0
Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to trick people into sending sexually […]
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
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Leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0
One of the world’s most powerful drug lords, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with […]
Pompeyo González Pascual
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Spanish pensioner gets 18 years for letter bomb campaign

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0
A 76-year-old retired Spanish civil servant who sent six letters containing explosives in 2022 in a bid to stop Madrid supplying arms to Ukraine has been given an 18-year jail term. Pompeyo González Pascual was […]
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Russian arrested over alleged plot to ‘destabilise’ Paris Olympics

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0
A Russian man has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting acts of “destabilisation” during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors have said. Local media reports that a 40-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and an […]
Allan Marshall
Human Rights

Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0
The family of a man who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers is suing the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Crown Office and Scottish ministers over his death. Allan Marshall died […]
Superior Court of Los Angeles County
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Largest trial court in the US closes after ransomware attack

July 23, 2024 World Justice News 0
The largest trial court in the country was closed Monday after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week, officials with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said. The court disabled its computer […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

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Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]
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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

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Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]
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