The government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers. The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But […]
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Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files
The Justice Department on Monday released additional documents from its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following a congressional mandate to release all of its Epstein files by Friday, the Justice Department on Friday released thousands of documents — ranging from investigative material to photos taken by Epstein and his friends — but […]
Jeffrey Epstein files latest: New files, including transcripts, released by Department of Justice on Saturday | Jeffrey Epstein
Analysis: trickle release on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties Sam Levine The justice department’s partial release of the Epstein files on Friday signaled how the agency is using a variety of tactics to try to bury and obfuscate Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, writes Sam Levine. The release underscores how the […]
FBI agents fired for kneeling at racial justice protest sue to win jobs back | FBI
Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington have sued to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture. The agents say in their lawsuit that they were fired in September by Kash […]
The fragile fight for justice in a post-Assad Syria | Syria’s War News
Ziad Mahmoud al-Amayiri sat with photographs of his 10 lost family members laid out in front of him. “There are two options: either the government gives me justice, or I take justice myself.” Al-Amayiri’s threat is directed at one man: Fadi Saqr. Saqr was a commander of the National Defence Forces (NDF), a militia loyal […]
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondentand Anna Lamche PA Justice Secretary David Lammy at his swearing in ceremony as Lord Chancellor Justice Secretary David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing rape, murder, manslaughter or other cases passing a public interest test. An […]
Protesters Demand Justice After a Mayor Is Killed in Mexico
new video loaded: Protesters Demand Justice After a Mayor Is Killed in Mexico Protesters stormed a government building after Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan was shot and killed while at a Day of the Dead celebration. The outspoken mayor often denounced cartels and criticized the government’s approach to dealing with them. By Axel Boada November […]