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News Federal judge orders ex-Guantanamo detainee to attend trial despite strip searches
Federal judge orders ex-Guantanamo detainee to attend trial despite strip searches
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2010 02:09:24 pm

A federal judge ruled Thursday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani must attend the opening of his trial, requiring him to submit to strip searches he claims are traumatic. Judge...

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News Federal appeals court blocks release of Michigan militia suspects
Federal appeals court blocks release of Michigan militia suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2010 01:01:49 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday issued an emergency stay blocking the release of nine individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the US government as part of the Hutaree militia [website; CNN...

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News Spain extradites pilot to Argentina for alleged role in ‘Dirty War’
Spain extradites pilot to Argentina for alleged role in ‘Dirty War’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2010 12:11:06 pm

The Spanish government on Thursday extradited pilot Julio Alberto Poch to Argentina to face trial for his alleged role in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Poch was a navy officer at Argentina's Naval Mechanics...

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News Seychelles announces creation of UN-backed piracy court
Seychelles announces creation of UN-backed piracy court
Jay Carmella
May 6, 2010 11:01:12 am

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced on Wednesday that the island nation of Seychelles will create a UN-supported center to prosecute suspected pirates. The center will accept and try pirates captured by...

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News Guatemala peasant massacre suspect arrested in US
Guatemala peasant massacre suspect arrested in US
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2010 10:43:00 am

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Wednesday arrested a South Florida man accused of involvement in Guatemala's December 1982 massacre that left more than 250 dead. Authorities claim that Gilberto Jordan illegally concealed...

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News India court sentences Mumbai gunman to death
India court sentences Mumbai gunman to death
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 6, 2010 08:56:30 am

An Indian court on Monday sentenced to death Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the lone gunmen to survive the three-day siege of Mumbai in November 2008 that killed 166. Kasab was convicted [JURIST...

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News France court refuses to extradite Iranian engineer to US
France court refuses to extradite Iranian engineer to US
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 5, 2010 03:28:55 pm

A French appeals court on Monday refused a US extradition request for Iranian engineer Majid Kakavand, accused of illegally exporting electronic equipment to Iran for military use. Kakavand was detained in France in March 2009 after the US government...

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News Bosnia war crimes court acquits genocide suspect
Bosnia war crimes court acquits genocide suspect
Tara Tighe
May 5, 2010 02:56:34 pm

The appellate division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday acquitted Serb wartime commander Milos Stupar of genocide charges in connection with his alleged involvement...

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News Argentina lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
Argentina lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 5, 2010 02:12:05 pm

The Argentine Chamber of Deputies voted 126-109 Wednesday in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. The bill would also give gay couples the right to adopt children...

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News Sri Lanka parliament eases state of emergency restrictions
Sri Lanka parliament eases state of emergency restrictions
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 5, 2010 01:06:02 pm

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday eased certain restrictions under the country's state of emergency laws, which have been in place for most of the last 27 years. Lawmakers voted to extend the state of emergency [Colombo...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

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