Tag: justice
historic agreement with tobacco manufacturers, end of a twenty-five year legal saga
In Canada, JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Canada have just reached an agreement in principle of 21 billion euros with their creditors to compensate tobacco…
reactions pour in after the announcement of the dissolution of student unions
In Ivory Coast, the authorities announced Thursday October 17 the dissolution of all student union associations. This decision follows the assassination of two students at the end of August and…
rapes and sexual assaults by Minusca soldiers continue, investigation reveals
After the scandals where the peacekeepers of the UN forces in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were accused of sexual exploitation and abuse in 2015, prevention and response systems were…
Former Mexican anti-drug chief Genaro Garcia Luna convicted of drug trafficking in New York
The former head of the fight against drugs in Mexico, Genaro Garcia Luna, was sentenced on Wednesday October 16, 2024 by the American justice system to more than 38 years…
trial ordered against cement manufacturer Lafarge for financing terrorism in Syria
Three investigating judges on Wednesday, October 16, ordered a trial for financing terrorism against the Lafarge group and eight people, including former managers, for having continued the cement manufacturer’s activities…
Grégory Villemin affair: 40 years of media fascination
Just 40 years ago, on October 16, 1984, the body of a 4-year-old boy, Grégory Villemin, was found in a river in the Vosges, the Vologne. This is the starting…
Grégory affair: 40 years of investigation and fascination, “it’s a revenge of filiation”
For four decades, the mystery linked to the death of Grégory Villemin, found drowned in Vologne a few kilometers from his home in the Vosges department, has regularly made the…
40 years later, the Grégory affair still pending
Just 40 years ago, the body of a four-year-old boy was found drowned and tied up in a small river in the Vosges in northeastern France. The so-called “little Grégory”…
Flight shot down in Iran – now Sweden demands justice for Gävle resident Shahram Tajik
Sweden and the other affected countries have jointly tried to persuade Iran to take full responsibility for the downing, to publicly apologize to the affected families and to take measures…
justice rejects appeals by Vice President Rigathi Gachagu to suspend his impeachment
In Kenya, a high court of justice on Tuesday, October 15, rejected the appeals filed by the vice-president, Rigathi Gachagua, to suspend his dismissal. Last week, the National Assembly voted,…