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Guns kill 1,300 US children every year

June 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

About 1,300 US children under the age of 17 die from gun-related injuries per year, a government study has found. Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found that guns […]

Germany plans to fingerprint children, spy on personal messaging

June 15, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Louise Ireland Germany is planning a new law giving authorities the right to look at private messages and fingerprint children as young as 6, the interior minister said on […]

Child asylum seekers from Jungle camp launch legal bid

December 29, 2016 zoshinuk 0

UK – Dozens of child asylum seekers formerly from the Jungle camp in Calais have launched a legal challenge to Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Lawyers say 28 of them want written reasons for the determination […]

Aleppo: West gathering possible war crime evidence

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Western forces are using satellites and unmanned aircraft to gather evidence of possible war crimes in Syria, the UK government has confirmed. Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Aleppo as fighting continues. The Foreign Office […]

Mother Arrested After Two Girls Found in Hot Car

October 11, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

HIRAM, Georgia: A mother is in custody after police found two small children locked inside an unattended vehicle in a Walmart lot on Saturday. Callers reported seeing two little girls inside a blue Hyundai with […]

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UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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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 […]