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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has initial appearance at the International Criminal Court

March 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Jailed former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared Friday by videoconference before judges at the International Criminal Court, days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to the deadly “war […]

Former Philippines president Duterte arrested over alleged crimes against humanity during drugs crackdown

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

The controversial former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested over claims of crimes against humanity. The government said he was detained on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant when he landed in […]

Japan arrests alleged ringleaders of ‘Luffy’ crime spree

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Japanese police have arrested four men for allegedly orchestrating scams and robberies while jailed overseas, in a case that has gripped the country. Authorities say they targeted the elderly, and stole or cheated their victims […]

People found in secret cell discovered in Philippine police station

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 11 people have been found in a tiny dark room hidden behind a bookcase in a Philippine police station. The captives were discovered during a raid by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]