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News Bahrain female activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
Bahrain female activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
Sarah Paulsworth
March 1, 2013 11:20:07 am

A court of appeals in Bahrain overturned the acquittal of Zainab al-Khawaja, who is accused of insulting a government employee, and sentenced her to three months of imprisonment on Friday, according to the Bahrain State New Agency...

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News Dutch court convicts woman for inciting genocide in Rwanda
Dutch court convicts woman for inciting genocide in Rwanda
Max Slater
March 1, 2013 08:42:19 am

A Dutch court on Friday convicted Yvonne Basebya , a Dutch citizen born in Rwanda, of inciting genocide in Rwanda in 1994. The District Court of The Hague sentenced Basebya to six years and eight months...

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News Former Haiti dictator appears before court after fourth summons
Former Haiti dictator appears before court after fourth summons
Sarah Posner
March 1, 2013 08:07:41 am

Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier appeared before a Haitian court on Thursday, after previously rebuffing summonses for alleged human rights abuses from 1971-1986. Thursday's hearing marked the first time that the plaintiffs confronted ...

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News Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban
Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban
Sarah Posner
March 1, 2013 07:47:03 am

The Obama administration urged the US Supreme Court Thursday to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry . The US Department of Justice...

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Convention on Cluster Munitions approved

On May 30, 2008, nations agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs by signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US, Russia, and China each declined to sign the treaty. Learn more about the Convention on Cluster Munitions from the treaty's official website.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake for witchcraft

On May 30, 1431, after being convicted of witchcraft at her trial, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Review the transcripts from Joan of Arc's trial, online from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.

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