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Fathers entitled to equal parental leave, South Africa’s top court rules

October 4, 2025 World Justice News 0
South Africa’s highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave – a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights. Under the […]
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Three West African countries to quit International Criminal Court

September 24, 2025 World Justice News 0
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression”. The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying they would […]
Marco Rubio
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The International Criminal Court ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on judges and prosecutors

August 21, 2025 World Justice News 0
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “deplores” new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors in the ICC […]
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
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Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimes

July 25, 2025 World Justice News 0
The former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, has been found guilty of committing 28 war crimes and crimes against humanity by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He was […]
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Migrants tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says

July 22, 2025 World Justice News 0
Venezuela has announced an investigation into claims migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador from the US suffered human rights abuses. More than 250 Venezuelans were repatriated to near Caracas on Friday. They had […]
Boniface Mwangi
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Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

July 22, 2025 World Justice News 0
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed. He denied the charge and has been released on […]
David Cheneler
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Met Police release footage as more than 1,000 arrests made using live facial recognition technology

July 4, 2025 World Justice News 0
More than 1,000 criminals, including a paedophile found with a six-year-old girl, have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police using live facial recognition (LFR) cameras. David Cheneler, 73, was among 93 registered sex offenders held […]
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US Supreme Court allows parents to opt out of lessons with LGBT books

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0
The US Supreme Court has sided with parents in the state of Maryland who wanted to opt their children out of reading books with LGBTQ themes. The justices voted 6-3 in support of the group […]
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Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, […]
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Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck

May 27, 2025 World Justice News 0
A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana […]

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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 […]
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