French prison population hits record high as overcrowding deepens
France's jails have never held more inmates, with 88,829 people now behind bars and thousands sleeping on the floor.
Popular articles tagged "Justice"
France's jails have never held more inmates, with 88,829 people now behind bars and thousands sleeping on the floor.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has openly acknowledged a “terrible failure from the state, and of the justice system”.
Khan, a 56-year-old British barrister who took office in 2021, has strongly denied the allegations.
The conviction was handed down under provisions of the French Penal Code strengthened after the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty by a radical Islamist.
The unprecedented decision leaves the court’s high-profile investigations into conflicts including Ukraine, Gaza and the Philippines.
Last month, Nuremberg, a film about the Nazi war crime trials, was released to critical acclaim.
Freedom is never free. It is not free of cost, or of supervision, or of limits.
The government of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is now the third-longest in the history of the post-war Italian republic.
Equality before the law is only possible when justice is blind—administered to all indiscriminately, without fear or favour.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a right-populist walks into office. The unelected judiciary says, “We’re investigating you!”
Two years ago, Chris Kaba, a black Londoner, professional criminal and violent gang-member was shot dead by a member of the London Metropolitan Police while driving…
A few months after his release from prison, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has recognised Julian Assange as a political prisoner.
The Spanish National Police confirmed on July 22 that they have dismantled a criminal organisation with the arrest of 25 individuals following an investigation launched…
It would be surprising if Europeans did not contemplate with astonishment the supposedly legal proceedings involving President Trump.