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Peru’s opposition leader Keiko Fujimori in custody again

January 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

Peru’s opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has returned to prison for a new 15-month pre-trial term amid ongoing investigations into accusations of corruption and money laundering. Ms Fujimori has already spent 13 months in jail but […]

Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman ‘ripped off Angola’

January 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

By BBC Panorama Team Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms […]

Carlos Ghosn: Turkey ‘arrests seven’ amid probe of Nissan ex-boss’s escape

January 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Turkey has launched an inquiry into how ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn travelled via Istanbul as he fled trial in Japan, with media reporting seven arrests. The private jet on which Mr Ghosn escaped reportedly landed […]

Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced. It said the company had “admitted to a years-long campaign of […]

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Israel’s attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. Mr Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed […]

Malta businessman Yorgen Fenech ‘arrested on yacht’

November 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Maltese police have arrested a leading businessman after intercepting his yacht off the island, reports say. Yorgen Fenech was detained by armed officers and his yacht has been searched, the Times of Malta reported. It comes […]

Israel PM Netanyahu faces final hearings in corruption cases

October 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a series of final hearings before a decision is made on whether to charge him with corruption. His lawyers will try to persuade the attorney-general not to proceed […]

DR Congo ex-health minister arrested over Ebola funds

September 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested a former health minister for allegedly mismanaging funds allocated for the Ebola epidemic. Oly Ilunga resigned as health minister in July after being stripped of responsibility […]

Former Panama President Martinelli not guilty of corruption

August 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, has been acquitted of corruption and illegal wiretapping. Prosecutors had accused Mr Martinelli of using public funds to record private conversations in order to intimidate rival politicians while in office. […]

Goldman bosses charged in Malaysia bond scandal

August 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Malaysia has charged 17 former and current Goldman Sachs bankers – including Richard Gnodde, the most senior banker in London – over the corruption investigation at its state development fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas […]

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 […]