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Theresa May’s criticism of John Kerry Israel speech sparks blunt US reply

December 30, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Theresa May has distanced the UK from Washington over John Kerry’s condemnation of Israel, in comments that appear to be designed to build bridges with the incoming Trump administration. Kerry, the outgoing secretary of state, […]

Ohio High Court Rules 5 Officers Sued Over Chase Injuries Not Liable

December 30, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that five police officers sued by a woman injured during a high-speed chase are immune from legal liability. There was disagreement among the justices on immunity standards. The majority […]

Two brothers are arrested for stabbing dad to death in Target toy aisle as he shopped with his four-year-old son

December 30, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Two brothers accused of stabbing a father to death in front of his four-year-old son at a Target store in the San Francisco Bay Area on Christmas Eve have been charged with murder. Tyrone Griffin […]

Cosby, a year later: Will he seek deal or prepare for trial?

December 30, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby is starting 2017 in a legal dragnet that has only tightened around him since his stunning arrest a year ago. Cosby was charged with aggravated sexual assault on Dec. […]

Are we heading towards a ‘post human rights world’?

December 30, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

With an increasing number of states seemingly reluctant to honour human rights treaties, is there a future for this type of international agreement? “We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in […]

(Dylann Roof) S.C. killer plans scant execution defense

December 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof, who was convicted earlier this month of killing nine people in a black church in Charleston, said he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence when he represents himself in […]

Theresa May ‘considering plans to take Britain out of human rights court’

December 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Theresa May is considering making plans to pull out of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) – a cornerstone of the Conservatives next general election campaign, it has been reported. The Prime Minister is […]

Sensational murder trial of Douglas Garland will dominate Calgary court cases in 2017

December 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The triple-murder trial of Douglas Garland will highlight a busy 2017 in Calgary courtrooms. It will likely make all other court cases pale in comparison. But while other cases will capture headlines throughout the year, the […]

Justin Bieber Now Using The Trump Defense In Lawsuit

December 27, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Celebrity brat Justin Bieber is now using a defense strategy employed by none other than Donald Trump to escape scrutiny for a lawsuit he’s involved in. Lawyers for Bieber specifically cited Trump while arguing that […]

When counties don’t respond, Department of Corrections staffers sometimes make sentencing decisions

December 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

OLYMPIA — A Washington state corrections staffer noticed earlier this year that a Pierce County offender guilty of third-degree child rape might be released six months too soon from community supervision. The agency staffer, worried […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]

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Theresa May’s criticism of John Kerry Israel speech sparks blunt US reply

Ohio High Court Rules 5 Officers Sued Over Chase Injuries Not Liable

Two brothers are arrested for stabbing dad to death in Target toy aisle as he shopped with his four-year-old son

Cosby, a year later: Will he seek deal or prepare for trial?

Are we heading towards a ‘post human rights world’?

(Dylann Roof) S.C. killer plans scant execution defense

Theresa May ‘considering plans to take Britain out of human rights court’

Sensational murder trial of Douglas Garland will dominate Calgary court cases in 2017

Justin Bieber Now Using The Trump Defense In Lawsuit

When counties don’t respond, Department of Corrections staffers sometimes make sentencing decisions