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Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimes

July 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

The former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, has been found guilty of committing 28 war crimes and crimes against humanity by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He was […]

Dominic Ongwen convicted of war crimes for Uganda’s LRA rebels

February 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the first member of the LRA to appear […]

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 […]

Central African Republic extradites ex-militia leader ‘Rambo’

November 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

An MP and former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been extradited to The Hague. He will stand trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the International Criminal Court (ICC). […]

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UK court overturns Trinidad and Tobago law criminalising homosexual sex

November 11, 2026 0

Trinidad and Tobago’s ‌law criminalising consensual sexual relations between male same-sex couples has been overturned ‌by a UK court. It comes after a legal challenge by ⁠a ⁠gay man who said ‌the Caribbean nation’s laws […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]