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First Nations activist taking Ontario environment minister to court over air pollution regulations

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A First Nations activist is taking Ontario’s environment minister to court for failing to follow through on a years-old promise to review the way the province regulates industrial air pollution. Ada Lockridge is a member […]

Venus Williams ‘drove lawfully’ in fatal car crash

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 1

Footage has emerged showing that US tennis star Venus Williams was driving lawfully during a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old, police say. Surveillance video obtained by Palm Beach Gardens police […]

Japan’s Dentsu advertising agency charged over employee suicide

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

One of Japan’s leading advertising agencies has been charged over the death of an employee from overwork. Dentsu is accused of violating labour standards after Matsuri Takahashi, 24, killed herself in 2015. Her friends said […]

Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs

July 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

Prison officers confiscated about 225kg (496lbs) of drugs in one year, according to the Ministry of Justice. In 2016 20,000 mobile phones and sim cards, which are also contraband, were also seized from prisoners. The […]

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

July 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 101 people were shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, according to a city newspaper. Nearly half of the shootings during the four-day holiday happened over 12 hours, reports the Chicago […]

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A knifeman who was jailed for nine years has been set free after court staff accidentally wrote nine months on prison forms. Ralston Dodd, 25, was locked up in November last year after admitting to […]

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

The family of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi have launched a new appeal against his conviction. He was convicted of killing 271 people in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 above Lockerbie in […]

Judge rules Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law is unconstitutional

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

MIAMI – Florida’s revised “stand your ground” law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled Monday. Miami-Dade County Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority by revising the self-defense law, putting the burden of proof on prosecutors. Hirsch ruled […]

Boy’s solitary confinement breached human rights

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A 16-year-old boy’s human rights were breached by his being kept in solitary confinement for 23-and-a-half hours a day, a judge has ruled. The High Court said the boy, who is referred to as AB, […]

Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day. Lee Parker, 33, of Britton Gardens in Kingswood, Bristol, inflicted “fatal and terrible” injuries on Aya Parker, Bristol Crown Court was told. The […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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First Nations activist taking Ontario environment minister to court over air pollution regulations

Venus Williams ‘drove lawfully’ in fatal car crash

Japan’s Dentsu advertising agency charged over employee suicide

Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction

Judge rules Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law is unconstitutional

Boy’s solitary confinement breached human rights

Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day