Transgender people – World Justice News

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Campaigners lodge legal action over gender rules for schools and prisons

August 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

Campaigners who won a legal victory on the definition of a woman are taking action against the Scottish government over policies they say are “inconsistent” with the ruling. For Women Scotland have lodged an action […]

UK Supreme Court to hear case on definition of a woman

November 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a […]

Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female prisons unless there are “exceptional” circumstances, new guidance states. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) policy follows a public outcry […]

Court clash over move to block Scotland’s gender reforms

September 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Scottish and UK governments are going head-to-head in court over controversial gender reform laws. The legislation was passed by the Scottish Parliament last year, but then blocked by UK ministers over its potential impact […]

Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

January 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

Sending a transgender rapist to a women’s prison was an “unnecessary shambles”, its former governor said. Rhona Hotchkiss, who ran Cornton Vale until 2017, said she would have refused to have Isla Bryson at the […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]