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Orangutan with human rights to begin new life in Florida

September 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

An orangutan which spent 20 years in an Argentine zoo is being moved to a US animal sanctuary after being granted the same legal rights as humans. Lawyers won a landmark appeal for Sandra in […]

US policeman suspended for arresting two six-year-olds

September 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US police officer has been suspended after arresting two six-year-olds at a school in Orlando, Florida. One of the two was handcuffed after throwing a tantrum and kicking a teacher, the girl’s grandmother told […]

Gary Ray Bowles: Florida executes killer who preyed on gay men

August 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A serial killer who preyed on gay men along the US east coast has been executed in Florida. Gary Ray Bowles was executed by lethal injection after the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. Bowles […]

Jeffrey Epstein ‘found semi-conscious’ in prison cell

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has been taken to hospital after he was found semi-conscious in his prison cell, US media report. The 66-year-old, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, was reportedly found sprawled […]

Jeffrey Epstein: US financier ‘charged with sex trafficking’

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

US billionaire and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested on new sex trafficking charges connected to allegations from the early 2000s, reports say. Epstein was arrested in New York and will appear in […]

Florida woman jailed for handing husband’s guns to cops

June 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

The arrest of a Florida woman who turned in her estranged husband’s guns to police after he was held on domestic violence charges has provoked uproar. A Florida state congresswoman has asked prosecutors to drop […]

Parkland school shooting: Florida officer arrested over inaction

June 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

An armed officer who stood outside a Florida school as a gunman killed 17 people has been arrested and faces multiple charges, including child neglect and perjury. Scot Peterson, a security guard at the Marjory […]

Two teen girls arrested for ‘plotting nine murders’ in Florida

April 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two teenage girls have been arrested in the state of Florida for allegedly planning to murder nine people, US media report. The pair from Avon Park Middle School, both aged 14, were arrested on Wednesday […]

Florida ex-officer Nouman Raja convicted in fatal shooting of black motorist

March 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Florida ex-policeman has been found guilty of manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a black musician. Nouman Raja, 41, faces a minimum of 25 years in prison for the […]

Five people dead in SunTrust Bank shooting in Florida

January 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say. They say officers responded after a man called police from inside the SunTrust bank in the town of Sebring and said: “I […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]