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News Blackwater under investigation for bribing Iraq officials following 2007 deaths: NYT
Blackwater under investigation for bribing Iraq officials following 2007 deaths: NYT
Brian Jackson
February 1, 2010 12:59:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether Blackwater , now known as Xe, bribed Iraqi officials to allow them to continue operating in the country following shooting deaths in 2007 , the New York...

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News Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Carrie Schimizzi
February 1, 2010 12:01:00 pm

Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war . Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known...

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News Iran top judge says protester executions to be based on law, not political pressure
Iran top judge says protester executions to be based on law, not political pressure
Patrice Collins
February 1, 2010 10:32:00 am

Top Iranian judge Sadeq Larijani said Monday that any further executions of anti-government protesters will be based on the law rather than on political pressure. Refusing to heed calls for more executions to...

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News Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Ann Riley
February 1, 2010 10:31:00 am

Two high-ranking Israeli military officers have been disciplined for firing shells into a populated area of the Gaza strip during last year's Operation Cast Lead , it was revealed Monday. The information was contained in a 46-page report...

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News US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 09:32:00 am

Haitian authorities confirmed Sunday that 10 US citizens have been arrested after attempting to bus 33 children across the border into the neighboring Dominican Republic. Haitian Social Affairs Minister Yves Christallin said that a total of 12 people were...

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News Japan urged to sign international child abduction treaty
Japan urged to sign international child abduction treaty
Andrea Bottorff
February 1, 2010 09:24:00 am

Ambassadors from eight countries met with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Saturday to urge Japan to sign an international treaty that will help prevent parental child abductions across borders. Representatives from the US, Canada, the UK,...

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News More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
Hillary Stemple
February 1, 2010 09:22:00 am

More than 50 countries, including the US, China, and EU member states, submitted plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) prior to a Sunday deadline set by...

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News Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 08:23:00 am

As many as 100 anti-Kremlin demonstrators were arrested by Moscow authorities Sunday as they protested against the perceived government curtailing of the right to peaceful assembly. The 300-strong group chanted slogans calling for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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