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News Europe rights official speaks against proposed Greek migrant law
Europe rights official speaks against proposed Greek migrant law
Taylor Gillan
March 27, 2014 12:02:19 pm

The Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks on Wednesday called upon the Greek government to abandon plans to include a clause in a draft immigration law that would allow the...

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News Indiana governor signs bill allowing guns on school property into law
Indiana governor signs bill allowing guns on school property into law
Amy Mathieu
March 27, 2014 11:45:59 am

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law HB 1048 on Wednesday, allowing adults to carry a concealed weapon locked in vehicles on school property. The current law in Indiana makes it a felony for any...

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News Rights group releases annual report on global executions
Rights group releases annual report on global executions
Peter Snyder
March 27, 2014 10:41:55 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released their annual report on death sentences and executions throughout the globe. The rights organization recorded that executions took place in 22 countries in 2013, an increase by one from...

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News Oklahoma judge voids execution drug secrecy law
Oklahoma judge voids execution drug secrecy law
Peter Snyder
March 27, 2014 10:16:36 am

The Oklahoma County District Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s law preventing death row inmates from obtaining information about the drugs used in lethal injections violates the Oklahoma constitution. Judge Patricia Parrish found that the...

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News HRW urges EU to confront China on human rights issues
HRW urges EU to confront China on human rights issues
William Helbling
March 27, 2014 09:34:06 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a press release today urging EU leaders to publicly raise concerns about the diminishing support for human rights issues in China under President Xi Jinping . HRW has taken action...

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News Iraq election commission board collectively tenders resignation
Iraq election commission board collectively tenders resignation
Cynthia Miley
March 27, 2014 07:37:33 am

The members of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) collectively resigned on Tuesday. The Board of Commissioners' resignations were meant to protest political interference based on conflicting parliamentary and judicial decisions excluding...

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News Bin Laden’s son-in-law found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans
Bin Laden’s son-in-law found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans
Daniel Mullen
March 26, 2014 02:58:44 pm

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden , was found guilty on Wednesday of both conspiring to kill Americans and providing terrorists with material support, following a jury trial in the US District Court for...

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News Venezuela president announces arrest of generals accused of plotting coup
Venezuela president announces arrest of generals accused of plotting coup
Daniel Mullen
March 26, 2014 02:40:01 pm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Wednesday that three air force generals were arrested and brought before a military tribunal for plotting a coup. In his remarks on Venezuela's state run broadcast, Maduro stated [CNN...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on contraceptives mandate
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on contraceptives mandate
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 26, 2014 02:15:04 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether companies have a right to an exemption from the contraception provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) for...

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News UN: Egypt mass trial of 529 Morsi supporters illegal
UN: Egypt mass trial of 529 Morsi supporters illegal
Benjamin Minegar
March 26, 2014 11:38:50 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed acute concern after an Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi ...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

First trial televised in New York

On October 25, 1988, the murder trial of Joel Steinberg became the first trial to be televised in New York during an 18-month experiment with televised courtroom proceedings that eventually led to the founding of Court TV in July 1991.

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