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Brazil’s Vale convicted and ordered to pay compensation for dam disaster

July 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

A judge in Brazil has ordered mining giant Vale to pay compensation for all damages caused by the collapse of the Brumadinho dam in January. The collapse was Brazil’s worst industrial accident. The judge did […]

Iraqi Ali Bashar jailed for life for Susanna Feldman killing

July 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

A failed Iraqi asylum seeker has been handed life in prison for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old German girl. Ali Bashar, 22, had admitted in court in Wiesbaden that he strangled Susanna Feldman […]

Egypt to sue Christie’s to retrieve £4.7m Tutankhamun bust

July 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Egypt says it will instruct a law firm in the UK to file a civil suit over the sale last week of a Tutankhamun bust. The sculpture of the pharaoh was bought for £4.7m ($6m) […]

Venezuela releases 22 prisoners after UN report

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Venezuela released 22 prisoners, including high-profile judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, on Thursday, according to the UN. They were released on the same day the UN published a report by its human rights […]

Kevin Spacey ‘questioned by Met Police in US’

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Actor Kevin Spacey has been questioned in the US by the Metropolitan Police over sex assault allegations in the UK, according to Variety magazine. Variety said Scotland Yard detectives travelled to the US in May to […]

Jeffrey Epstein: US financier ‘charged with sex trafficking’

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

US billionaire and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested on new sex trafficking charges connected to allegations from the early 2000s, reports say. Epstein was arrested in New York and will appear in […]

Willem Holleeder trial: Dutch crime godfather gets life for five murders

July 4, 2019 World Justice News 1

Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands’ most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime. Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the […]

Edward Gallagher: Navy Seal found not guilty of killing IS teen in Iraq

July 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US Navy Seal has been found not guilty of killing a young Islamic State group prisoner in Iraq and other murder charges in a San Diego military court. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, […]

Venezuela lawmaker Juan Requesens charged over drone attack

July 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A judge in Venezuela has announced that imprisoned lawmaker Juan Requesens will face trial for allegedly trying to kill President Nicolás Maduro in 2018. Mr Requesens was arrested three days after a drone carrying explosives […]

Sante Fe school shooting teacher’s story revealed as hoax

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who claimed to be a substitute teacher and survivor of a school shooting in Texas in 2018 never actually worked at the school, officials say. David Briscoe told news outlets he had protected students from […]

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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Brazil’s Vale convicted and ordered to pay compensation for dam disaster

Iraqi Ali Bashar jailed for life for Susanna Feldman killing

Egypt to sue Christie’s to retrieve £4.7m Tutankhamun bust

Venezuela releases 22 prisoners after UN report

Kevin Spacey ‘questioned by Met Police in US’

Jeffrey Epstein: US financier ‘charged with sex trafficking’

Willem Holleeder trial: Dutch crime godfather gets life for five murders

Edward Gallagher: Navy Seal found not guilty of killing IS teen in Iraq

Venezuela lawmaker Juan Requesens charged over drone attack

Sante Fe school shooting teacher’s story revealed as hoax