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Iowa shooting: Child and parents shot dead while camping

July 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A six-year-old girl and her parents have been shot dead while camping in the US state of Iowa, police have said. The bodies of Sarah and Tyler Schmidt, both 42, and their daughter Lula were […]

Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists including ex-MP

July 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. The four – including activist Ko Jimmy and lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw […]

Willie Kimani: Kenyan policemen guilty of murdering human rights lawyer

July 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has found three policemen and a civilian guilty of the murder of a human rights lawyer and two other people in June 2016. The bodies of Willie Kimani, his client and a […]

Steve Bannon: Trump ally guilty of contempt of Congress

July 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US jury has found Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress. Bannon, 68, was indicted last year over his refusal to co-operate with the congressional committee probing […]

Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing

July 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

An ex-policeman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for violating the civil rights of George Floyd, whose 2020 Minneapolis death led to protests. Thomas Lane, one of the officers who tried to arrest Mr Floyd, […]

Trump’s conduct was a “supreme violation of his oath of office” and a “dishonour” to America’s democracy

July 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ex-US President Donald Trump watched last year’s Capitol riot on TV at the White House, ignoring his children and aides who “begged him” to rebuke the mob, a congressional inquiry has heard. “He chose not […]

US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers

July 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has seized $500,000 (£417,000) worth of Bitcoin from suspected North Korean hackers. The hackers attacked healthcare providers with a new strain of ransomware, extorting the funds from several organisations. US […]

Ecuador jail violence: Fight at Bellavista kills 13

July 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A fight between rival gangs in a prison in Ecuador has left at least 13 inmates dead and two injured, officials say. The deadly fight broke out just two months after 44 inmates were killed […]

US Capitol riot: Steve Bannon felt above the law by defying a legal summons

July 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon felt “above the law” by defying a legal summons to testify about last year’s riot at the US Capitol, prosecutors said at the start of his trial. Mr Bannon, a […]

Parkland school shooting: Gunman faces death penalty as sentencing phase of trial opens

July 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A gunman who killed 17 people at his former high school has gone on trial in Florida, with jurors set to decide whether he faces the death penalty or life in prison. Nikolas Cruz, 23, […]

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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Iowa shooting: Child and parents shot dead while camping

Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists including ex-MP

Willie Kimani: Kenyan policemen guilty of murdering human rights lawyer

Steve Bannon: Trump ally guilty of contempt of Congress

Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing

Trump’s conduct was a “supreme violation of his oath of office” and a “dishonour” to America’s democracy

US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers

Ecuador jail violence: Fight at Bellavista kills 13

US Capitol riot: Steve Bannon felt above the law by defying a legal summons

Parkland school shooting: Gunman faces death penalty as sentencing phase of trial opens