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Hillsborough: Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 manslaughter charges

June 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 charges of manslaughter and five other senior figures will be prosecuted over the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Mr Duckenfield was match commander at the FA Cup semi-final when 96 […]

23 being considered for prosecution over Hillsborough disaster

January 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Files on 23 people and organisations involved in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). An inquests jury concluded last April that the 96 victims of the FA Cup […]

PM urged not to ‘betray’ Hillsborough families by scrapping Human Rights Act

November 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Hillsborough families are urging Prime Minister Theresa May not to ‘betray’ them by scrapping the Humans Right Act. Relatives of the 96 unlawfully killed in 1989 are supporting a new Amnesty International initiative to keep […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]