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Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’

November 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

German prosecutors have charged a 95-year-old man with being an accessory to the deaths of tens of thousands of inmates at an Austrian Nazi death camp. Identified only as Hans H for legal reasons, the […]

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Poland’s governing party has moved to reinstate Supreme Court justices whom it had forced into early retirement. It follows last month’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered that Poland suspend the application of […]

Holocaust trial: Germany tries former SS guard at Stutthof camp

November 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former SS guard has gone on trial in Germany accused of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during World War Two. Named only as Johann R by authorities, the 94-year-old served […]

Thousands protest as Polish president signs disputed judicial reforms

July 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Video by Owen BARNELL Thousands of people staged protests across Poland on Thursday after President Andrzej Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief. The European Union, human […]

Berlin Christmas market attack: What we know so far

December 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A lorry ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others, some seriously, in what Germany’s interior minister said looked like an ‘attack’ rather than […]

Mother of British UFO expert found dead in Poland says she fears he was SACRIFICED by Satanists

October 18, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Max Spiers, 39, originally from Canterbury, was found dead in Poland He had gone to the country to talk about conspiracy theories and UFOs Medics ruled he died from natural causes despite no post-mortem His […]

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 […]