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News UN labor agency calls for ‘rights-based’ approach to migrant workers
UN labor agency calls for ‘rights-based’ approach to migrant workers
Jonathan Cohen
April 1, 2010 01:04:00 pm

The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday reiterated its call on the international community to take a "rights based approach" to international migration. The group said that 90 percent of the...

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News Afghanistan president accuses UN, EU officials of election fraud
Afghanistan president accuses UN, EU officials of election fraud
Daniel Makosky
April 1, 2010 12:11:00 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday blamed foreign officials for the extensive irregularities that occurred during last year's disputed presidential election . Though admitting that fraud was widespread, Karzai accused [Al Jazeera...

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News ICC chief prosecutor outlines steps for Kenya election violence investigation
ICC chief prosecutor outlines steps for Kenya election violence investigation
Erin Bock
April 1, 2010 11:22:00 am

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday announced his plans to proceed with the investigation of those responsible for the violence following the 2007 Kenyan presidential election . Moreno-Ocampo previously...

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News ICTY denies Karadzic appeal to delay war crimes trial
ICTY denies Karadzic appeal to delay war crimes trial
Bhargav Katikanen
April 1, 2010 10:17:00 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to postpone his war crimes...

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News UN rights expert urges Japan to increase immigrant protections
UN rights expert urges Japan to increase immigrant protections
Andrea Bottorff
April 1, 2010 09:47:00 am

A UN rights official said Wednesday that immigrant workers entering Japan through government-run training programs face widespread racism and discrimination , urging the country to increase immigrant protections. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants ...

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News Federal judge rules for Islamic charity in NSA wiretapping case
Federal judge rules for Islamic charity in NSA wiretapping case
Matt Glenn
April 1, 2010 08:45:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted partial summary judgment Wednesday in favor of an Islamic charity that claimed the federal government illegally wiretapped its conversations without a...

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News Obama proposes energy regulations to increase offshore drilling
Obama proposes energy regulations to increase offshore drilling
Matt Glenn
April 1, 2010 07:43:00 am

US President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a comprehensive energy plan Wednesday that would introduce regulations to increase offshore drilling while tightening emissions and mileage standards...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

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