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Violet Coco: Climate activist’s jailing ignites row in Australia

December 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

For 28 minutes in April, Deanna “Violet” Coco blocked a single lane of rush hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, calling for greater action on climate change. Those 28 minutes would cost her a […]

Extinction Rebellion: Seventy arrested at climate change protests

April 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Seventy people were arrested during a spate of Extinction Rebellion protests across London. Six people, including two Olympic athletes, were detained for scaling and gluing themselves to an oil tanker near Hyde Park on Saturday, police said. […]

Canada protests: Police arrest leaders of trucker convoy

February 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Ottawa have detained two leaders of the trucker convoy in the Canadian capital as they move to break up the last stronghold of the protests against the nation’s Covid rules. Tamara Lich was […]

Elijah Doughty: Hundreds protest against sentence, cover Supreme Court in red ochre

July 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Protesters chanted and covered the windows of the NSW Supreme Court in red ochre to rally against the verdict handed to a man who killed West Australian teenager Elijah Doughty. The 14-year-old boy was fatally […]

Ildar Dadin: Russian activist jail term quashed

February 22, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Ildar Dadin was jailed for taking part in repeated illegal street protests. Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of opposition activist Ildar Dadin, who was the first person to be convicted under new laws […]

Farmer protests ‘terrible’ legal system by dumping muck on Derby Crown Court steps

January 18, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A farmer has been arrested after unloading his dump truck full of muck on Derby Crown Court to protest against the ‘flawed’ and ‘terrible’ legal system. Farmer Charles Hirons, 49, fired tonnes of manure on […]

Constitutional Concerns Raised by House Rule Penalizing Live-streaming

January 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, dozens of law professors and the American Civil Liberties Union raised constitutional questions over a new rule, which passed the House 234-193 on Tuesday, that fines lawmakers as much […]

“Extensive Criminal and Dangerous Behavior” at Anti-Trump Protests

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

Americans protesting Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election have continued to cause disturbances on the streets. Thousands gathered in cities across America including New York, Dallas and San Francisco to voice opposition to Trump’s […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]