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Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni jailed on abortion charges

October 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Moroccan journalist has been sentenced to a year in prison for premarital sex and having an abortion, in a case activists say is part of a crackdown on critical reporters. Hajar Raissouni was arrested […]

Dr Ulrich Klopfer: Thousands of foetal remains found in home

September 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The remains of more than 2,000 foetuses have been found at the Illinois home of a former abortion doctor. The family of Dr Ulrich Klopfer discovered the remains while sorting through the doctor’s property after […]

El Salvador to appeal against verdict that cleared mother of baby’s death

September 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in El Salvador are appealing against a retrial verdict that cleared a young woman of murdering her newborn child. Evelyn Hernández, 21, was acquitted last month in a case which gained international attention. Her […]

El Salvador: Evelyn Hernández cleared over baby’s death in landmark case

August 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth has been cleared during a retrial. Evelyn Hernández had always maintained she was innocent, saying that she […]

El Salvador: Woman faces retrial after baby died in toilet birth

July 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in El Salvador has pleaded not guilty at her retrial to charges of aggravated homicide after her baby died when she gave birth in a toilet. She has said the baby was stillborn, […]

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in El Salvador has freed a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby in a toilet. Evelyn Beatríz Hernández Cruz, 20, had served […]

Supreme Court rejects NI abortion law case

June 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Human rights campaigners have lost a Supreme Court appeal over the legality of Northern Ireland’s abortion law. The court dismissed an appeal brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). But a majority of […]

Irish abortion referendum: Ireland overturns abortion ban

May 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%. A referendum held on Friday resulted in a landslide win for the repeal side. Currently, abortion is only allowed when […]

El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion

March 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion. Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her 30-year sentence for aggravated murder was reduced. Abortion […]

Irish government approves wording of abortion referendum

March 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

The wording of Ireland’s abortion referendum has been finalised, giving the go-ahead for voters to have their say on the issue. The Irish government formally approved the referendum bill at a cabinet meeting in Dublin […]

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 […]