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La Luz del Mundo sex crimes case dropped by US court

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Sex crime charges against the leader of an international religious organisation must be dismissed over procedural errors, a US appeals court has ruled. The La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church’s Naasón Joaquín […]

Samoan chief guilty of slavery in New Zealand

March 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

A court in New Zealand has found a Samoan-born chief guilty of more than 20 charges of dealing in slaves and human trafficking. Joseph Auga Matamata, 65, was convicted of offences over a 25-year period. […]

Essex lorry deaths: Driver charged with manslaughter of 39 people

October 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lorry driver has been charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead inside a refrigerated trailer. Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested after the bodies of 31 men and eight women were found in […]

New Europol campaign reveals ‘most wanted’ women fugitives

October 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

The EU’s crime agency Europol has launched a campaign showing its “most wanted” women, accused or convicted of serious and organised crimes. On a dedicated webpage, images of the fugitives are covered with masks that […]

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 […]

Church leader charged with child rape

June 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

The leader of an international religious organisation is being held in the US on charges of human trafficking, child rape and other felonies. Naasón Joaquín García, who heads La Luz del Mundo (The Light of […]

Police arrest 586 people in county lines crackdown

May 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Nearly 600 suspected members of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested across the UK in the past week, the National Crime Agency has said. Police forces led by the National County Lines Coordination Centre […]

‘Horrific’ human trafficking case shows why Canada needs a hotline

September 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man accused of kidnapping a woman from southern Ontario, holding her captive for months in Winnipeg and exploiting her in the sex trade, is further proof Canada needs a human trafficking hotline, a national advocacy […]

One of Europe’s ‘most wanted’ arrested in Watford

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

The suspected head of a Romanian organised crime network is facing extradition after he was arrested in Hertfordshire. Florin Ghinea, 43, listed as one of Europol’s most wanted men, was detained as he left a […]

Woman sold as sex slave on Tampa streets at age 10 helps others survive

February 9, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Jennifer Leigh TAMPA (WFLA) – Human trafficking is not an easy thg to describe. People often think of the sex trade — massage parlors, strip clubs, prostitution — all very grown-up activities with seemingly faceless, […]

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 […]