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Defence lawyer fined over rape survivor questioning

May 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A defence solicitor who “repeatedly crossed the line” while questioning a woman during a rape trial has been fined and ordered to pay her compensation. A Faculty of Advocates committee found Lorenzo Alonzi’s behaviour amounted to unsatisfactory […]

Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges

April 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

The trial of controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan is to go ahead, a court in Romania says. No date has been set by the court which has been reviewing prosecutors’ evidence and […]

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

April 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the […]

Civil court finds that rape inside Australia’s Parliament House by Bruce Lehrmann is true

April 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Three years after the claim a young woman was raped inside Australia’s Parliament House shocked the world, a civil court has found it is true. Political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has always denied sex with Brittany […]

Dani Alves trial: Ex-Brazil soccer star player guilty of nightclub rape in Spain

February 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The […]

Seven members of paedophile gang guilty of running ‘monstrous’ child sex abuse ring

November 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Seven members of a paedophile gang who posed as “witches and wizards” have been found guilty of running a “monstrous” child sex abuse ring in a Glasgow drugs den. In what the NSPCC children’s charity […]

Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A rapist who was chased by his victim after he attacked her in an Aberdeen street has been jailed for seven years. Mohammed Abdullah targeted the 18-year-old woman after she left a nightclub. The High […]

Man has conviction quashed over rape of girl, 13

October 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in a park when he was 17 has had his conviction quashed. Sean Hogg, 22, was accused of attacking the girl twice in Dalkeith […]

Israelis accused of raping British tourist go on trial in Cyprus

October 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five Israeli men have gone on trial in Cyprus, charged with the gang rape of a 20-year-old British woman last month. The alleged attack is said to have taken place at a hotel in Ayia […]

Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for two rapes

September 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

US actor Danny Masterson has been sentenced to serve 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. Masterson starred on That ’70s Show, a TV series that was airing at the time of […]

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) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]