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Canada mosque: Worshippers stop axe wielding attacker

March 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Worshippers at a Canada mosque have confronted and restrained a man who was allegedly wielding an axe and attacked them with bear spray during Saturday morning prayers, police say. One worshipper knocked the axe from […]

US House passes Crown Act which would end hair discrimination

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A ban on race-based hair discrimination in the United States is a step closer after a vote in Congress. The House of Representatives passed the legislation which seeks to end discrimination against natural hair at […]

Tanner Brass: Canada police force in racism row over boy’s death

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Canada police force has been accused of ignoring an indigenous mother’s warning about leaving her toddler with the man now charged with his death. Tanner Brass was found dead hours after police arrested his […]

Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

March 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australia has launched legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta, alleging it allowed scam ads to target users with fake celebrity endorsements. The tech giant had engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by knowingly […]

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between January and February 2021, when Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police […]

British Sign Language set for legal recognition

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

British Sign Language (BSL) will gain formal recognition under legislation set to be passed by MPs. The bill, which sailed through its first hurdle in the Commons in January, would require public bodies to promote […]

Sunny Balwani: Elizabeth Holmes’ former partner goes on trial

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

When Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of college at 19 to found her company, Theranos, she needed someone with more experience. Based on an idea that hundreds of diseases could be diagnosed with just a few […]

Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 13-year-old was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that slammed head on into a van carrying university athletes in a collision that killed nine on Tuesday. In a Thursday news conference, federal investigators […]

Australia climate change: Court overturns teenagers’ case against minister

March 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Australian government has won an appeal against a ruling that it has a duty of care to protect children from harm caused by climate change. Last year, eight teenagers and an 87-year-old nun convinced […]

Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal

March 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

US actor Jussie Smollett has been released on bond from jail in Chicago pending an appeal against his conviction for falsely claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. Last week the former Empire […]

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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Canada mosque: Worshippers stop axe wielding attacker

US House passes Crown Act which would end hair discrimination

Tanner Brass: Canada police force in racism row over boy’s death

Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure

British Sign Language set for legal recognition

Sunny Balwani: Elizabeth Holmes’ former partner goes on trial

Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

Australia climate change: Court overturns teenagers’ case against minister

Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal