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News Bahrain government has failed to address human rights violations: AI
Bahrain government has failed to address human rights violations: AI
Sung Un Kim
April 17, 2012 01:07:54 pm

Human rights violations continue in Bahrain despite reforms, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. After the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) released a report in November concerning...

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News Europe rights court rules on Russia Katyn massacre investigation
Europe rights court rules on Russia Katyn massacre investigation
Keith Herting
April 17, 2012 12:41:01 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) concluded Tuesday that the 1940 Katyn Massacre of 21,000 Poles by the Soviets was a "war crime" but acknowledged that they cannot force Russia to investigate...

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News European countries urged to reject changes to rights convention
European countries urged to reject changes to rights convention
Hillary Stemple
April 17, 2012 10:06:06 am

Human rights groups including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Council of Europe member states to reject proposed changes to the European Convention on Human Rights . The...

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News Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to consider voter ID lawsuits
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to consider voter ID lawsuits
Andrea Bottorff
April 17, 2012 09:39:33 am

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order Monday dismissing its review of two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's controversial voter ID law , leaving state appellate courts to decide whether to lift an injunction...

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News Malaysia lawmakers approve security measures law replacing sedition law
Malaysia lawmakers approve security measures law replacing sedition law
Hillary Stemple
April 17, 2012 09:12:00 am

The lower chamber of the Malaysian Parliament on Tuesday approved a law aimed at replacing the country's controversial Internal Security Act of 1960 (ISA) , which currently allows for indefinite detention of...

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News Denmark failed to investigate racist attack against Iraqi family: UN
Denmark failed to investigate racist attack against Iraqi family: UN
Andrea Bottorff
April 17, 2012 08:39:41 am

Danish authorities failed to examine possible racist motivations behind an attack on an Iraqi refugee family in Denmark in 2004, according to an opinion published by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ....

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on Fair Labor Standards Act
Supreme Court hears arguments on Fair Labor Standards Act
Julia Zebley
April 17, 2012 07:06:06 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. on the breadth of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs)...

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News Google fined $25,000 for impeding US investigation
Google fined $25,000 for impeding US investigation
Jamie Davis
April 16, 2012 10:12:39 pm

Google, Inc. was fined $25,000 on Friday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the company's failure to cooperate with the a federal investigation. Google incurred the fine by refusing to disclose...

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News Philippines supreme court dismisses suits challenging martial law
Philippines supreme court dismisses suits challenging martial law
Jamie Davis
April 16, 2012 01:22:18 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Monday released its 9-6 decision dismissing seven suits filed against former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that challenged the constitutionality of the declaration of martial law she made in 2009....

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Supreme Court denies new trial for Enron ex-CEO
Jamie Reese
April 16, 2012 12:25:38 pm

The US Supreme Court declined review in the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on Monday. The court, without any comment, allowed to stand the decision of the US Court...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty took effect

On March 5, 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty took effect after ratification by 43 countries. Read a brief history of the NPT.

Lynch v. Donnelly decided

On March 5, 1984, the US Supreme Court upheld a nativity scene built on public land by the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Court in Lynch v. Donnelly held that the creche did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from passing any "law respecting an establishment of religion".

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