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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 World Justice News 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 […]

Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible ‘immediately’

June 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Oklahoma’s top education official has ordered schools in the state to begin incorporating the Bible into lessons, in the latest US cultural flashpoint over religion in the classroom. A directive sent by Republican state Superintendent […]

Louisiana orders every classroom to display Ten Commandments

June 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Louisiana has become the first US state to order that every public school classroom up to university level must display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The Republican-backed measure signed into law by Governor Jeff […]

Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge

April 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Muslim student at a London school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. Michaela School in Brent was taken to court by the girl over the policy, which was […]

Egyptian woman ‘wins court battle’ over unequal inheritance laws

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Coptic Christian woman in Egypt says she has won a legal battle to receive the same inheritance as her brothers. Under the Islamic Sharia inheritance laws the country mainly relies on, female heirs inherit […]

Church leader charged with child rape

June 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

The leader of an international religious organisation is being held in the US on charges of human trafficking, child rape and other felonies. Naasón Joaquín García, who heads La Luz del Mundo (The Light of […]

Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal

May 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She […]

Council wins Muslim graves High Court battle

January 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Muslim man who said his human rights were breached by a council’s refusal to permit a marble edge around a grave has lost a High Court battle. Atta Ul-Haq was refused permission to install […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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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 […]

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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 […]