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Mum, Son Face Court Over Tiahleigh Palmer Death

October 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The foster mother and brother of Tiahleigh Palmer are due to face court on Monday on charges relating to the investigation into the murder of the 12-year-old. Julene Thorburn, 54, and her son Josh Thorburn, […]

Federal Judge Issues Restraining Order on Annual Kapparot Ritual

October 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Los Angeles Federal Court judge granted a temporary restraining order Friday preventing the performance of the Jewish ceremony of kapparot, an annual pre-Yom Kippur ritual in which a chicken is swung from its legs and then slaughtered. […]

Taunton, MA Woman Wants Her Statements to Police Kept Out of Trial

October 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Lawyers for Michelle Carter, 20, who is accused of manslaughter, will argue that the jury at her manslaughter trial should not be allowed to hear about statements she made to police. She is charged in the […]

Prosecution Rests Case in SC Dutch Fork Murder Trial

October 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Lexington High School graduate Kierin Dennis buried the knife he used to kill Dutch Fork High senior Da’Von Capers in a neighbor’s yard. That was some of the testimony on Friday in Dennis’ ongoing […]

Jury Deliberating – Father Accused of Killing Baby

October 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Indiana: Trial for the man accused of murdering his 6-week-old son in 2014 went to the jury Friday afternoon. Willie Wilson is accused of killing his son, Delano Wilson, after he lied to police about […]

A New ‘Snowden’ Has Been Arrested

October 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

For the second time in three years a contractor has been accused of taking secrets related to the agency’s surveillance programs Federal prosecutors said. Arrested was a National Security Agency contractor and was charged […]

Judge Warns American tourists not to Bring Guns Across Canadian border

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Prosecutors say it has happened about once a week since June: American retirees, usually from the South, try to cross the Canadian border in New Brunswick with a gun – some with several guns, pepper […]

Judge’s Ruling: Former CIA Officials Can Be Questioned in Torture Case

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

In what human rights advocates say is a vital step for accountability, a federal judge has ordered that former CIA officials may be deposed in a lawsuit against the developers of the agency’s torture program, The order, […]

Uber, Lyft to Cease Operations in Philadelphia by Court Order

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Less than a week after a temporary agreement of immunity between the services and the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) expired – Ride-hailing services UberX and Lyft were served a cease-and-desist order issued by Common Pleas Judge […]

Human Rights

Experts Appointed to Champion Health and Human Rights

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The world’s governing bodies have tasked a group of experts to expand the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents everywhere. The new working group aims to generate high-level political support and technical […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Mum, Son Face Court Over Tiahleigh Palmer Death

Federal Judge Issues Restraining Order on Annual Kapparot Ritual

Taunton, MA Woman Wants Her Statements to Police Kept Out of Trial

Prosecution Rests Case in SC Dutch Fork Murder Trial

Jury Deliberating – Father Accused of Killing Baby

A New ‘Snowden’ Has Been Arrested

Judge Warns American tourists not to Bring Guns Across Canadian border

Judge’s Ruling: Former CIA Officials Can Be Questioned in Torture Case

Uber, Lyft to Cease Operations in Philadelphia by Court Order

Experts Appointed to Champion Health and Human Rights