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UAE princesses guilty of servant abuse in Belgium

June 23, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants by a Brussels court. They were given 15-month suspended jail terms and ordered to pay €165,000 (£145,000; $185,000) […]

In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates

June 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By MAGGIE MICHAEL MUKALLA, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture […]

New York Man Found Guilty of Family’s Triple Shotgun Murders: ‘Justice Finally Is Done’

June 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Chris Harris This week, for the second time in five years, jurors returned guilty verdicts against a New York man who fatally shot his mother, stepfather and stepbrother during the summer of 2011, PEOPLE […]

India internet shutdowns ‘violate human rights’

June 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet shutdowns in 2017. Authorities say they shut internet […]

Germany plans to fingerprint children, spy on personal messaging

June 15, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Louise Ireland Germany is planning a new law giving authorities the right to look at private messages and fingerprint children as young as 6, the interior minister said on […]

‘Making a Murderer’: Steven Avery’s lawyer says victim’s ex-boyfriend killed her

June 15, 2017 zoshinuk 1

By John Ferak, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin It was one of the most daring and risky legal maneuvers in last week’s post-conviction filing by Steven Avery’s criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Zellner. Zellner declared in documents filed […]

One of the biggest towns in the UK will have no police cells from August

June 14, 2017 zoshinuk 0

ByNeal Keeling Bolton will have no police custody suite from August. The town has a population of about 280,000 and takes in Westhoughton, Horwich, and Farnworth within its borough. But a review will mean anyone […]

YouTube star faces child porn charges ‘after getting fans to send explicit videos’

June 14, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Harley Tamplin for Metro.co.uk A singer with more than half a million subscribers on YouTube is accused of instructing two young female fans to make sexually explicit videos. Austin Jones allegedly told one of […]

Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating

May 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police have confirmed they are now investigating the death of a zookeeper killed by a tiger. Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire at about 11:15 BST on Monday. Police attended the […]

Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice is fired — but not for the killing

May 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lindsey Bever and Wesley Lowery The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has been fired from the police department after an investigation concluded that he withheld details of […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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