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Ronaldinho in court in Paraguay over fake passport claims

March 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho and his brother appeared in court on Saturday over allegations the pair used fake passports to enter Paraguay. Prosecutors say the brothers were given the false documents when they landed in […]

Police released this image of the vehicle involved in the abduction

Toronto teen home safe after brazen abduction

March 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old boy believed to have been abducted over his step-brother’s multi-million drug debt is home with his parents, Toronto Police say. The teenager was forced into a jeep on Wednesday in the city’s north […]

US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

March 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered the deportation of a former Nazi camp guard to Germany, where as a citizen he is still getting a pension for his “wartime service”. Immigration judge Rebecca Holt said Friedrich […]

UK High Court: Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wife

March 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

Abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation. On Thursday the damning allegations made against the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, by his former wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, became […]

Afghan conflict: Top court backs war crimes probe

March 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

An investigation of alleged war crimes by the US and others in the Afghan conflict can go ahead, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled. The ICC overturned on appeal a previous decision to block […]

Robert Durst: Jury shown The Jinx finale at murder trial

March 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

The murder trial of US millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the documentary The Jinx, has started with the jury viewing clips from the series. Prosecutors allege that in 2000 the 76-year-old killed Susan Berman […]

US defence department linguist charged with espionage

March 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US defence department linguist has been charged with transmitting “highly sensitive classified” information to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah. Mariam Thompson, 61, is accused of endangering the lives […]

Spain plans ‘only yes means yes’ rape law

March 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

Spain’s government has backed a proposed change to its controversial rape laws that focuses on the importance of sexual consent. A series of court cases prompted outrage when men were convicted of sexual abuse, rather […]

Mexican YouTuber sentenced to 50 years over kidnap

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber who kidnapped a woman in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in February 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Germán Abraham Loera Acosta was one of six men who seized a […]

HMP Whitemoor: Two arrests over prison officer ‘terror attack

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two men are being questioned under terror laws over an attack on a prison officer at a maximum security jail. Four officers and a nurse were injured as cells were unlocked at HMP Whitemoor in […]

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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Ronaldinho in court in Paraguay over fake passport claims

Toronto teen home safe after brazen abduction

US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

UK High Court: Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wife

Afghan conflict: Top court backs war crimes probe

Robert Durst: Jury shown The Jinx finale at murder trial

US defence department linguist charged with espionage

Spain plans ‘only yes means yes’ rape law

Mexican YouTuber sentenced to 50 years over kidnap

HMP Whitemoor: Two arrests over prison officer ‘terror attack