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Right-to-die cases no longer need court approval after landmark ruling

September 21, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Caroline Mortimer Doctors and relatives of patients with debilitating illnesses will no longer have to get court permission before withdrawing life support treatment, a high court judge has ruled. It means that if relatives […]

Terminally ill man in right-to-die fight

July 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Fergus Walsh The High Court is to begin hearing the legal challenge of a terminally ill man who wants the right to die. Noel Conway, who is 67 and has motor neurone disease, wants […]

Geneva: Brothers Go to Court to Prevent Assisted Suicide of Sibling

October 26, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Two men have filed a legal bid to prevent the Swiss assisted suicide association Exit from helping their older brother kill himself. The exceptional case is being heard by a civilian court in Geneva. An 82-year-old […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]