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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 […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]