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News Sri Lanka urged to enforce laws against torture, ill-treatment
Sri Lanka urged to enforce laws against torture, ill-treatment
Sung Un Kim
November 7, 2011 02:48:45 pm

Sri Lanka has failed to successfully investigate the issues of torture and impunity for past human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International (AI) said Monday on the eve of a review by the UN...

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News Four new charges against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
Four new charges against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
Julia Zebley
November 7, 2011 01:06:51 pm

The State Tax Service of the Ukraine is reopening four cases against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , her lawyer reported on her website on Monday. The charges allege tax evasion...

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News Federal judge blocks new tobacco warning label requirements
Federal judge blocks new tobacco warning label requirements
Jerry Votava
November 7, 2011 12:25:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday granted a temporary injunction to block the implementation of new requirements of graphic image and textual warning labels imposed by the...

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News Supreme Court to rule on life sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide
Supreme Court to rule on life sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 7, 2011 11:55:01 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Jackson v. Hobbs , the court will consider whether the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a 14-year-old child...

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News Spain court sentences ETA leader to 105 years for ordering murder
Spain court sentences ETA leader to 105 years for ordering murder
Jamie Davis
November 7, 2011 11:04:07 am

A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a former military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA , Francisco Javier Garcia Gatzelu, alias Txapote, to 105 years in prison for ordering the murder of Socialist politician Fernando Buesa and...

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News France court begins new terror trial for ‘Carlos the Jackal’
France court begins new terror trial for ‘Carlos the Jackal’
Jennie Ryan
November 7, 2011 10:41:07 am

A special anti-terrorist court at the Palais de Justice in Paris began proceedings on Monday in the trial of alleged terrorist "Carlos the Jackal" accused of planning numerous bombings throughout France in the early 80s. Venezuelan-born Ilich...

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News 7 Pakistanis indicted in Bhutto assassination
7 Pakistanis indicted in Bhutto assassination
Maureen Cosgrove
November 6, 2011 02:48:15 pm

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday indicted seven people in the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . A senior officer and the former police chief of Rawalpindi, where the assassination took...

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News DOJ tells Alabama it has authority to compel public school enrollment data
DOJ tells Alabama it has authority to compel public school enrollment data
Ashley Hileman
November 6, 2011 11:56:06 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday issued a letter to Alabama's Attorney General Luther Strange , declaring its authority to investigate potential violations of civil rights laws. The letter, authored by Assistant Attorney...

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News Ohio passes law limiting abortions for minors
Ohio passes law limiting abortions for minors
Julia Zebley
November 5, 2011 03:49:22 pm

Ohio Governor John Kasich on Friday signed into law House Bill 63 , creating further restrictions on minors if they seek an abortion without parental consent. The new law...

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News NJ court rules same-sex marriage suit can proceed on state grounds
NJ court rules same-sex marriage suit can proceed on state grounds
Dan Taglioli
November 5, 2011 02:36:28 pm

The New Jersey Superior Court Friday ruled that a marriage equality lawsuit can continue, partially denying a motion to dismiss filed by the New Jersey Attorney General . Lambda...

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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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