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News Sudan suing French charity involved in ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift
Sudan suing French charity involved in ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:58:00 am

The government of Sudan is planning a lawsuit against French charity Zoe's Ark for its involvement in last month's attempt to airlift 103 children alleged to be...

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News Iran ex-nuclear negotiator acquitted of espionage charges
Iran ex-nuclear negotiator acquitted of espionage charges
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:31:00 am

An Iranian court has acquitted Hossein Mousavian, a former key nuclear negotiator, of espionage charges but convicted him of "propagating" against the Islamic government, judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi said Tuesday. Mousavian was arrested in May on...

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News Pakistan minister apologizes for ordering ousted judges to vacate government housing
Pakistan minister apologizes for ordering ousted judges to vacate government housing
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:00:00 am

Pakistani Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz apologized Tuesday for demanding that that all of the Supreme Court of Pakistan judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf when he declared emergency rule in early November vacate...

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News Blackwater Iraq shootings lawsuit [CCR]
Blackwater Iraq shootings lawsuit [CCR]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 26, 2007 10:02:00 pm

Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan et al. v. Blackwater Worldwide, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, November 26, 2007 [complaint filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Iraqi civilians killed by Blackwater security guards...

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News UN rights expert says Philippines army deliberately killed left-wing activists
UN rights expert says Philippines army deliberately killed left-wing activists
Kiely Lewandowski
November 26, 2007 06:24:00 pm

The Philippines armed forces have followed a "deliberate strategy" of killing left-wing activists, according to a report Monday by UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston . According to...

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News Senegal probe for Habre crimes against humanity trial to begin within months
Senegal probe for Habre crimes against humanity trial to begin within months
Deirdre Jurand
November 26, 2007 03:30:00 pm

Senegalese prosecutors will begin an investigation into former Chadian president Hissene Habre within months so that Habre can face trial for alleged torture and mass killings in Senegal in the 1980s, victims' lawyers said...

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News US Supreme Court hears arguments in ERISA retirement plan case
US Supreme Court hears arguments in ERISA retirement plan case
Mike Rosen-Molina
November 26, 2007 03:03:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates , 06-856, a case where the Court considered whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

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News ICTR prosecutors seek life sentence for Rwandan Catholic priest
ICTR prosecutors seek life sentence for Rwandan Catholic priest
Michael Sung
November 26, 2007 02:03:00 pm

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday pushed for a life sentence for Father Athanase Seromba , arguing that Seromba's 15 year prison sentence for committing genocide and extermination...

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News Russia court denies opposition figure Kasparov’s appeal
Russia court denies opposition figure Kasparov’s appeal
Michael Sung
November 26, 2007 01:50:00 pm

A Russian court ruled against former chess champion and liberal United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov Monday, denying Kasparov's appeal and ordering him to serve a five day jail sentence [JURIST...

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News Rights groups argue against extending UK pre-charge terror detentions
Rights groups argue against extending UK pre-charge terror detentions
Michael Sung
November 26, 2007 01:16:00 pm

Human rights groups Amnesty International and JUSTICE Monday argued against the UK government's proposal to extend the pre-charge detention period of suspected terrorists from 28 days to 56 days, saying separately that the extended detention is neither...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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