Quash the sentences against 13 IRA-Mauritania members and cease harassment of human rights defenders in Mauritania: We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the persistent and strategic targeting of the Initiative for the Resurgence of an Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA-Mauritanie) and its members and we call on the Mauritanian authorities to quash the sentences of … [Read more...] about Quash the sentences against 13 IRA-Mauritania members and cease harassment of human rights defenders in Mauritania
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North Korea sentences American to 15 years’ hard labour
North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist who allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel to 15 years of hard labour in prison. Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial Wednesday morning at the North’s Supreme Court. […] … [Read more...] about North Korea sentences American to 15 years’ hard labour
Northern Cape rapists get double life sentences – Northern Cape South Africa
Northern Cape rapists get double life sentences Kimberley – Two Northern Cape men have each been given double life sentences for raping women in a veld and a home in 2012. Petrus van Nel and Vincent Long, both 31, were sentenced in the Kimberley Regional Court on Monday, according to a SA ... Read more on News24 This Northern Cape South Africa Yahoo news snippet was … [Read more...] about Northern Cape rapists get double life sentences – Northern Cape South Africa
Impose harsher sentences for electricity theft – Eskom
Parliament – If Eskom has its way, “izinyoka” – the isiZulu word for snakes – who steal electricity will have to pay up to R60 000 in penalties. The entity proposed that stealing electricity be added as a new offence to the criminal matters amendment bill and that it should carry heavy penalties. Presenting its […] The post Impose harsher … [Read more...] about Impose harsher sentences for electricity theft – Eskom
Johannesburg rapists receive hefty sentences
Two rapists have been dealt hefty sentences by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, sitting in Palm Ridge. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg news. MyJHB Read more on MyJHB. Join the fun: Add Your event | Submit a Press … [Read more...] about Johannesburg rapists receive hefty sentences
