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Pakistan Ranks Third-Worst Country For Law And Order, Says World Justice Project

Last Updated:October 26, 2024, 17:59 IST According to the report, Pakistan was ranked 140th along with Mali (141) and Nigeria (142) in terms of order and security Police fire tear gas to disperse students protesting over an alleged on-campus rape in Punjab, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (AP file photo) The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of

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Politics

What could reparatory justice for slavery look like?

Getty Images Calls for the UK to provide reparations for its historic role in the slave trade have reignited ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth countries on Friday. While Sir Keir Starmer said reparatory justice would not be on the agenda, Commonwealth leaders have defied the prime minister and plan to move towards a “meaningful

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Commonwealth heads of government to defy UK on reparatory justice

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday.

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World

School cop who shot and killed teen mom, 18, finds out his fate as victim’s furious family lash out: ‘We want justice’

A California school cop who fatally shot a teen mom has been sentenced to three years in jail – but he walked free because he already served the time in custody.  Eddie Gonzalez, 54, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter on August 20, after jurors were unable to come to a verdict on the murder

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Politics

Justice Department accuses Virginia of illegally striking voters off voter rolls : NPR

RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria says that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin

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World

Families Of Passengers Who Died In Boeing Max Crashes Seek Justice, Challenge Plea Agreement In Court

Last Updated: October 11, 2024, 23:51 IST United States of America (USA) Boeing is accused of misleading regulators who approved minimal, computer-based training for Boeing 737 pilots before they could fly the Max. (AP file photo) The family members want the government to put Boeing on trial, where the company could face tougher punishment Relatives

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Politics

Justice for victims unlikely says Theresa May

Family handout Dawn Sturgess, 44, did not know the perfume she was spraying herself with was a lethal nerve agent Former Prime Minister Theresa May says justice is “highly unlikely to happen” for the people affected by the Salisbury Novichok attack. Rather she hopes the family of Wiltshire woman Dawn Sturgess, who died after coming

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U.S.

Justice for black Alabama pastor arrested for watering his neighbor’s flowers while they were on vacation despite white woman who called 911 telling cops she made a mistake

The police officers who arrested a black pastor while he watered his neighbor’s flowers can be sued, a federal appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower court judge’s decision which had dismissed the pastor’s lawsuit. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the three officers who arrested Michael Jennings

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Politics

Maa Durga’s Pain, VIP Passes for Doctors & Models of Spine: Bengal’s Durga Puja Pandals Seek Justice Through Art

A Durga Puja pandal showcasing the RG Kar Hospital horror. (News18) While some pandals have refused the state government’s aid of Rs 85,000, others show the idol covering her eyes after witnessing the RG Kar brutality West Bengal’s famed Durga Puja celebrations this year are all about justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor who was

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Justice Department No. 3 official pledges to fight hate crimes, fueled by personal story : NPR

Benjamin Mizer, with Attorney General Merrick Garland (left), speaks during a press conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images When the Justice Department’s third-in-command announced nearly $30 million in new federal funds to fight the rise in hate

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