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Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts

October 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-tennis champion Boris Becker has appeared in court accused of failing to hand over trophies from his playing days so they could be sold to pay debts. The three-time Wimbledon winner was declared bankrupt in […]

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy over sex abuse lawsuits

February 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy protection in a move that the group says will allow it to build a compensation fund for sex abuse victims. The move follows a number […]

USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy in order to support sexual abuse survivors

December 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

USA Gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy so it can “expeditiously resolve” claims by athletes sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar In January, Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in jail after […]

Boris Becker drops bankruptcy immunity claim

December 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-tennis champion Boris Becker has dropped his claim to have diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy. The three-time Wimbledon winner had said his appointment as a Central African Republic (CAR) diplomat gave him protection from any legal […]

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Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]