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News Federal appeals court allows US Trade Representative to withhold documents
Federal appeals court allows US Trade Representative to withhold documents
Addison Morris
June 9, 2013 02:16:51 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the US Trade Representative (USTR) can legally withhold classified documents regarding free trade negotiations under the Freedom of Information...

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News Brother-in-law of China rights activist sentenced to 11 years
Brother-in-law of China rights activist sentenced to 11 years
Addison Morris
June 9, 2013 01:45:54 pm

A Chinese court in Huairou on Sunday sentenced Liu Hui, brother-in-law of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy activist Liu Xiaobo , to 11 years in prison on charges of fraud. The verdict is...

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News Victims’ lawyers excluded from Mubarak retrial
Victims’ lawyers excluded from Mubarak retrial
Blake Lynch
June 9, 2013 12:15:34 pm

Mohamed Kamel Al-Rashidi, the presiding judge for the retrial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Friday barred lawyers representing victims' families from participating in the hearings. This ruling was based...

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News Pakistan PM summons US official over drone strikes
Pakistan PM summons US official over drone strikes
Blake Lynch
June 9, 2013 11:50:55 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday directed the Pakistan Foreign Office to contact US Ambassador Richard Hogland to criticize US drone strikes. Sharif's comments came hours after a drone strike in North Waziristan killed...

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News UN counterterrorism expert urges greater clarity in US policies
UN counterterrorism expert urges greater clarity in US policies
Matthew Pomy
June 8, 2013 02:42:05 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday urged the Obama administration to provide more clarity on its counterterrorism policies. While Emmerson's office recently released a statement strongly...

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News Arizona judge refuses to reconsider order denying driver’s licenses to immigrants
Arizona judge refuses to reconsider order denying driver’s licenses to immigrants
Blake Lynch
June 8, 2013 02:09:03 pm

US District Judge David Campbell on Thursday refused to reconsider stopping an order by Governor Jan Brewer denying driver's licenses to young immigrants who have been granted work permits. Campbell has yet to schedule a...

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UN rights expert concerned over Palestinian rights violations
Blake Lynch
June 8, 2013 11:34:29 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, on Thursday emphasized in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that efforts to mask the human rights...

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News Obama administration urges Supreme Court to limit review of recess appointments
Obama administration urges Supreme Court to limit review of recess appointments
Matthew Pomy
June 8, 2013 09:28:38 am

The Obama administration on Thursday urged the US Supreme Court to limit the scope of its review of the case challenging the president's power to temporarily fill vacancies in government offices. The government laid out...

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News Cambodia criminalizes denial of Khmer Rouge atrocities
Cambodia criminalizes denial of Khmer Rouge atrocities
G. Redd
June 7, 2013 04:04:33 pm

Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously approved a bill on Friday making it a crime to deny that atrocities were committed the Khmer Rouge regime. The bill passed while minority leaders were excluded from the legislature....

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HRW: Singapore violating freedom of speech rights
G. Redd
June 7, 2013 02:48:20 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Friday that the Singapore government's new licensing requirements for news sources impinges on free speech . By placing a registration fee on sources that meet threshold levels of Internet...

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Margaret Sanger arrested for distributing birth control information

On October 26, 1916, feminist Margaret Sanger was arrested for distributing birth control information shortly after establishing the first US birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

Israel and Jordan sign peace accord

On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Jordanian counterpart Abdelsalam al-Majali signed the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The treaty ended a state of war that had existed between the two nations since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In addition to other provisions, the accord established normal diplomatic relations, agreed upon borders, and shared water.

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