Justice

Can the UN police drone warfare?

A special investigator looks into the costs of these deadly, unaccountable killing machines [more]

Can the UN police drone warfare?

Stephen King: why I want assault weapons banned

Bestselling novelist (and gun owner) tells a personal story about why gun control makes sense ...

No more impunity for oil giants?

Dutch court makes history: orders Shell to pay for oil spill damage in Nigeria ...

Is this what American 'justice' looks like?

7 terrible truths about the US prison system ...

5 shocking facts about America's 'justice' system

Obama is sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr day – but how far have we come? ...

An innocent man gets his life back

DNA evidence frees a 300th wrongly convicted prisoner in the US. But how many more are there? ...

Who are the world's biggest tax avoiders?

Bank of America, Amazon, Google – here are eight of the worst corporate offenders ...

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