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Son of Pele begins sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking

February 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

The son of Brazil’s footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in 2005 over the charges, but […]

Hetrosexual couple lose civil partnership battle

February 21, 2017 World Justice News 0

A hetrosexual couple have lost the right to have a recognized civil partnership. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from London, took their case to the Court of Appeal following a defeat at the High Court […]

Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but not on copyright grounds

February 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

The New Zealand High Court today ruled that Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but it won’t be on copyright grounds. After months of deliberation, Justice Murray Gilbert agreed with the US Government’s […]

New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

The mastermind of numerous bomb plots in New York in the early 1990s has died in prison in the US, his family says. Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind cleric who preached at mosques in […]

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has launched his election campaign by calling some Moroccans “scum”. Mr Wilders tops opinion polls ahead of the 15 March parliamentary vote, but has seen his lead reduced in recent […]

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Joseph Wood was supposed to die about 10 minutes after his jailers released a combination of midazolam and hydromorphone into his bloodstream. Instead, for nearly two hours, the death row inmate snorted and gasped, breathing like […]

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

February 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice. Sidney Fillery was alleged to have committed the crime while investigating the murder […]

Lord Neuberger says unjustified attacks on the judiciary undermined the rule of law

February 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

Lord Neuberger, the president of the UK’s Supreme Court has criticised politicians for not doing enough to defend judges following a row over the Brexit legal challenge. Lord Neuberger said politicians did not speak out […]

3 arrests over Kim Jong-nam airport poisoning death

February 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in Malaysia. A female Indonesian suspect and a Malaysian man thought to be her […]

Police job candidate arrested for being drunk

February 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A police job candidate was arrested for drinking and driving after he turned up for a interview smelling of alcohol. A Greater Manchester Police employee noticed an “overpowering smell” on the man’s breath during an […]

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 […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Son of Pele begins sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking

Hetrosexual couple lose civil partnership battle

Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but not on copyright grounds

New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

Lord Neuberger says unjustified attacks on the judiciary undermined the rule of law

3 arrests over Kim Jong-nam airport poisoning death

Police job candidate arrested for being drunk