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News Kuwait seeking release of Guantanamo detainees
Kuwait seeking release of Guantanamo detainees
Sung Un Kim
June 29, 2012 11:59:08 am

A Kuwait delegate has started discussions with US officials for the release of two Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Kuwaiti Ambassador told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Friday. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stated [KUNA...

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News Amnesty International urges Egypt president to end human rights abuses
Amnesty International urges Egypt president to end human rights abuses
Max Slater
June 29, 2012 11:42:56 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, to end the pattern of human rights abuses committed by former president Hosni Mubarak and the Supreme Council of the Armed...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear media cross-ownership case
Supreme Court declines to hear media cross-ownership case
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 11:08:56 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied certiorari in a case dealing with media ownership regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . In National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC ...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal finds defense lawyers responsible for misconduct
Cambodia genocide tribunal finds defense lawyers responsible for misconduct
Sung Un Kim
June 29, 2012 10:58:08 am

The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday found the defense team of Nuon Chea , the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist, guilty of misconduct . The decision came...

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News HRW: Counterterrorism laws often disregard basic human rights
HRW: Counterterrorism laws often disregard basic human rights
Max Slater
June 29, 2012 10:41:37 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects' due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism...

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News ICTR transfers another genocide case to Rwanda court
ICTR transfers another genocide case to Rwanda court
Sung Un Kim
June 29, 2012 10:18:40 am

The Referral Chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday transferred the case of Pheneas Munyarugarama to the Rwandan authorities. The decision was based on ICTR prosecutors' request two...

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News Federal appeals court reverses ruling that corporations can donate to campaigns
Federal appeals court reverses ruling that corporations can donate to campaigns
Max Slater
June 29, 2012 10:04:39 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that a district court erred in holding that corporations can contribute directly to political campaigns. The Fourth Circuit held that the Supreme Court's decision...

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News Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 10:03:54 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for her terrorism conviction. Stewart's sentence was...

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News China court rules detention of blogger was illegal
China court rules detention of blogger was illegal
Sung Un Kim
June 29, 2012 09:27:00 am

A Chinese court in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Friday quashed the sentence against a Chinese blogger and former forestry employee for lack of evidence. With the annulment of the sentence, the Chongqing Third Intermediate Court ruled [WP...

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News Mixed reactions to Supreme Court health care ruling
Mixed reactions to Supreme Court health care ruling
Julia Zebley
June 29, 2012 06:39:48 am

After the US Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on Thursday, reactions from lawmakers and parties of interest inundated press coverage. US President Barack Obama , who has...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

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On October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York in the wake of Parliament's passage of the controversial Stamp Act imposing a tax for the upkeep of British troops in North America, approved a Declaration of Rights enumerating the rights and grievances of the American colonies.

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