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S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials

August 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

South Korea’s top court has set aside part of jailed former President Park Geun-hye’s conviction and ordered a retrial. The court said separate verdicts should have been reached on the bribery allegations against her and […]

Japan reparations not the answer, former ‘comfort woman’ says

September 5, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Elizabeth Shim SEOUL, Sept. 4 (UPI) — Lack of progress on a fund set up in 2015 to assist former “comfort women” may be becoming too much to bear for victims who seek an official apology […]

Park Geun-hye: South Korea’s ex-leader jailed for 24 years for corruption

April 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

South Korea’s former President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. The verdict was broadcast live and represents the culmination of […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]