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[ August 26, 2026 ] French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers News
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Killer of Oxford rare books dealer given 34-year jail sentence

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Michael Danaher is likely to die in prison for killing Adrian Greenwood after plotting to rob him of a rare copy of The Wind in the Willows An unemployed father of two from Peterborough has […]

British banker Rurik Jutting ‘tortured murder victim’ for three days in Hong Kong

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Cambridge graduate Rurik Jutting also filmed the torture of one of his victims on his phone, his Hong Kong murder trial is told. Rurik Jutting on his way to court on Monday A British banker […]

Dead or Alive Singer Pete Burns is Dead

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management has said. A statement on Twitter said it was with “greatest sadness” that it had to break the […]

Former Police Chief Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

A former north Wales police chief has been found guilty of historical child sex offences. Gordon Anglesea, 79, from Old Colwyn, was convicted of one charge of indecent assault against one boy, and three charges […]

‘Fake Sheikh’ Journalist Jailed

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

Undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood, known as the “Fake Sheikh”, has been jailed for 15 months for tampering with evidence in a case involving singer Tulisa Contostavlos. The reporter, 53, and his driver Alan Smith, 67, […]

The Crime of the Aberfan Disaster

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

One hundred and forty four people died in the Aberfan disaster 50 years ago this week—including 116 children. Yet no one has been held accountable. This was not simply an awful accident. It flowed from a […]

Austerity policies breach the UK’s human rights obligations

October 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

UK After an eight month investigation the United Nations announced that the Conservatives’ austerity policies breach international human rights obligations. Since the 2010 cuts they have had “a disproportionate adverse impact” on the most marginalised […]

Police Officer Killed and Dismembered on Sex Date

October 20, 2016 World Justice News 0

A police officer was strangled and his body dismembered and partially dissolved in a bath of acid, a court has heard. The Old Bailey was told PC Gordon Semple, 59, had made a date with […]

Gay men convicted of abolished sex offences to be pardoned

October 20, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

A posthumous royal pardon given to Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing led to calls for others to have convictions quashed. Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of abolished sexual offences are to be […]

New Judgment: R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 56

October 19, 2016 zoshinuk 0

On appeal from: [2016] EWCA Civ 22 An appeal has been unanimously allowed by the Supreme Court in a case that considered whether it was contrary to the ECHR to deport the appellant on the […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]