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News Morocco violating State Department assurances for former Guantanamo prisoner: lawyer
Morocco violating State Department assurances for former Guantanamo prisoner: lawyer
Ashley Hogan
October 2, 2015 06:20:06 pm

A lawyer for former Guantanamo detainee Younous Chekkouri said Thursday that the Moroccan government is not upholding the diplomatic assurances it provided to the US State Department regarding the release of his client, namely that...

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News Oklahoma court halts all scheduled executions to investigate drug mix-up
Oklahoma court halts all scheduled executions to investigate drug mix-up
Ashley Hogan
October 2, 2015 05:41:58 pm

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday unanimously granted a request from Attorney General Scott Pruitt to halt all of the state's scheduled executions to allow for an investigation into...

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News Supreme Court adds 13 cases to 2015 docket
Supreme Court adds 13 cases to 2015 docket
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 2, 2015 04:54:43 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday granted certiorari in 13 cases, following its annual long conference Monday. In Bank Markazi v. Peterson the court will rule on a separation of powers...

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News Croatia ex-PM’s sentence and conviction overturned
Croatia ex-PM’s sentence and conviction overturned
William Helbling
October 2, 2015 10:09:00 am

The Croatian Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction and nine-year prison sentence of former prime minister Ivo Sanader , ordering a new trial. Sanader was convicted in March 2014 of corruption after allegedly embezzling ...

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News EU court rules countries may imprison migrants who illegally reenter
EU court rules countries may imprison migrants who illegally reenter
William Helbling
October 2, 2015 09:08:34 am

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that EU nations can imprison migrants who attempt to reenter after having already been formally expelled from the nation. The case involved an Albanian migrant who...

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UNHRC calls for human rights investigations in Sri Lanka
Emelina Perez
October 1, 2015 03:08:42 pm

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution encouraging the government of Sri Lanka to investigate violence toward human rights activists and minority groups, and create a scheme for reporting violations...

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France opens torture investigation of Syria government under Assad
Ashley Hogan
October 1, 2015 02:20:46 pm

France has officially opened a criminal torture investigation into the actions of the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad , officials confirmed Wednesday. The investigation is based on tens of thousands of photos allegedly documenting torture...

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Federal judge halts enforcement of BLM fracking regulations
Emelina Perez
October 1, 2015 01:14:53 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Wyoming issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday prohibiting the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing...

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News Algeria man released from Guantanamo Bay seeks reparations from Inter-American court
Algeria man released from Guantanamo Bay seeks reparations from Inter-American court
Alexandra Farone
October 1, 2015 10:19:17 am

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking reparations from the US government for human rights violations he alleges that he endured while in custody....

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Corruption trial begins for Honduras congressional VP
Alexandra Farone
October 1, 2015 09:30:17 am

Honduran Congressional Vice President Lena Gutierrez began her trial Wednesday for her role in the nation's recent medical sale scandal. The charges include falsification of public documents and fraud against the...

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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