Mob rule or ochlocracy or mobocracy is a pejorative term describing an oppressive majoritarian form of government controlled by the common people through the intimidation of authorities. …

Jungle justice or mob justice is a form of public extrajudicial killings which can be found in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Bangladesh Awami League rulling period where an alleged criminal is publicly …

Mar 6, 2025 · Mob justice has a long and complex history, often emerging in response to perceived failures of formal justice systems. While some communities see it as a form of …

Sep 6, 2024 · Mob justice, also known as vigilante justice, involves a group of people taking the law into their own hands, meting out punishment through violence. The recent surge in mob …

Dec 18, 2023 · Mob justice, a phenomenon characterized by a group's extrajudicial administration of punishment, raises intricate questions about human psychology, ethical norms, and societal …

Mob justice, also known as ‘instant justice’ or ‘jungle justice’, occurs in various towns and cities in Ghana. According to the laws of Ghana, this act is illegal and intolerable, but it occurs at an …

1 day ago · Chronicles of Jungle Justice. On March 27, 2024, a mob in Uromi, Edo State lynched and burnt 16 hunters. Reports indicate that the victims were in the area for a legitimate hunting …

Jul 28, 2023 · The literature reveals that mob justice aims to ensure security and maintain social order due to state inefficiency to provide security to its citizens. Mob justice becomes a...

May 5, 2016 · Petty thieves are stoned, burglars are beaten to death or lynched. In many African countries citizens administer justice because they have little trust in the police. Eric Ponda, …

Aug 31, 2021 · The interaction between the angry mob and the illiberal bureaucracy engenders a thirst for blood, for sacrifices to be offered up to the pious and unforgiving gods of outrage—a …