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News Human rights court agrees to hear Guantanamo detainee case
Human rights court agrees to hear Guantanamo detainee case
Michael Haggerson
March 31, 2012 03:27:13 pm

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday agreed to hear the case of Guantanamo detainee and Algerian national Djamel Ameziane. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Center for Justice and International...

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News Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Michael Haggerson
March 31, 2012 02:00:58 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled on Friday that certain portions of Wiscosin's Budget Repair Bill , which limits the rights of...

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News France approves first extradition to Rwanda
France approves first extradition to Rwanda
Jamie Davis
March 31, 2012 10:59:06 am

A French court in the town of Rouen decided that French-Rwandan citizen Claude Muhayimana can be sent to Rwanda to face charges concerning his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , reports said on Friday. An international arrest...

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News UN rights office urges Chile to pass anti-discrimination law
UN rights office urges Chile to pass anti-discrimination law
Jamie Davis
March 31, 2012 10:16:16 am

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged the Chilean government to pass a new law aimed to protect its citizens from discrimination based on their sexual and gender identities. Spokesperson...

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News Judge strikes down Louisiana law requiring some convicted prostitutes to register as sex offenders
Judge strikes down Louisiana law requiring some convicted prostitutes to register as sex offenders
Jerry Votava
March 30, 2012 08:05:58 pm

Judge Martin Feldman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday issued a ruling striking down the Crimes Against Nature by Solicitation law, which labels persons...

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News Judge overturns Virginia Tech campus warning system fine
Judge overturns Virginia Tech campus warning system fine
Matthew Pomy
March 30, 2012 02:20:23 pm

An administrative judge for the Department of Education overturned a $55,000 fine issued against Virginia Tech for its response to the shootings in 2007 . Judge Ernest Canellos ruled that the university's warning system...

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News New Hampshire House votes to ban abortions after 20 weeks
New Hampshire House votes to ban abortions after 20 weeks
Jerry Votava
March 30, 2012 02:10:26 pm

The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit abortion procedures to be performed after the 20th week of pregnancy. The bill, formerly titled "The...

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News Lawsuit filed against Oklahoma personhood ballot initiative
Lawsuit filed against Oklahoma personhood ballot initiative
Matthew Pomy
March 30, 2012 01:24:32 pm

Six Oklahoma voters, along with women's healthcare providers and religious groups, filed a lawsuit Thursday against an Oklahoma ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to redefine "personhood." The amendment would confer "personhood" rights...

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News Bahrain human rights defender should be released immediately: AI
Bahrain human rights defender should be released immediately: AI
Sung Un Kim
March 30, 2012 11:18:05 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged the Bahraini government to release Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment last year by a military court, so that he does...

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Hitler and Nazis attempt failed coup in Beer Hall Putsch

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted an ill-faited coup in Munich, Germany on November 8, 1923. Instead of seizing power, the conspirators suffered 15 casualties and their leaders were arrested, including Hitler. The future dictator would spend a year in prison as a result, where he would write his infamous Mein Kampf. Learn more about the Beer Hall Putsch.

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