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Australian senator Linda Reynolds sues alleged rape victim for defamation

August 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator is suing a former staff member who says she was raped inside Parliament House for defamation, over claims the politician helped cover it up. Brittany Higgins made global headlines in 2021 when […]

Mother jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage

July 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old. Sakina Muhammad Jan, who is in […]

Julian Assange formally admits spying charge as part of a plea deal with US authorities

June 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to one count of espionage as part of a plea deal with US authorities. His court appearance took place on the US territory of Saipan. He left the UK […]

Australian pilot convicted of murdering elderly camper

June 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Australian pilot has been convicted of murdering an elderly woman who went missing in Victoria in March 2020, but a jury has acquitted him in the death of her fellow camper. Greg Lynn, 57, […]

Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US after reaching plea deal

June 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

US authorities have agreed to drop their demand for Julian Assange to be extradited from the UK after reaching a plea deal with the WikiLeaks founder. In return for pleading guilty to one count of […]

Ex-marine can be extradited to US, Australian judge rules

May 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former US marine wanted by Washington can be handed over by Australia, a magistrate in Sydney has ruled. Daniel Duggan, 55, who is a naturalised Australian citizen, is accused of breaking US arms-control laws […]

Australia: Perth police shoot dead boy, 16, after he stabs man in attack with ‘hallmarks’ of terrorism

May 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have shot dead a 16-year-old boy after he stabbed a man in the back in Australia in a possible terrorist attack. The boy called police on Saturday night to say he was going to […]

Civil court finds that rape inside Australia’s Parliament House by Bruce Lehrmann is true

April 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Three years after the claim a young woman was raped inside Australia’s Parliament House shocked the world, a civil court has found it is true. Political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has always denied sex with Brittany […]

At least six killed and several in critical condition after Westfield shopping centre attack in Sydney

April 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

Six people have been killed and several are in a critical condition, including a baby, after stabbings at a shopping centre near Bondi Beach in Sydney. Police said the attacker, believed to be a 40-year-old […]

Qatar Airways avoids Australian lawsuit over women’s invasive examinations

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways. They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]