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News HRW: Morocco failing to curb domestic abuse
HRW: Morocco failing to curb domestic abuse
Taylor Isaac
February 16, 2016 01:12:14 pm

Moroccan authorites' approach and response to domestic abuse is insufficient and "tepid" across the board , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the Moroccan government on Monday. The report cites a study done...

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News Bahrain authorities charge, release 4 US journalists
Bahrain authorities charge, release 4 US journalists
Alexandra Farone
February 16, 2016 12:20:22 pm

Bahraini authorities arrested four US journalists covering the five-year anniversary of the nation's 2011 uprising and formally charged them on Tuesday. The journalists were charged with unlawful obstruction of vehicles and attending unlawful gatherings for their alleged...

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News UN rights expert urges UK, Sweden to respect decision on detention of WikiLeaks founder
UN rights expert urges UK, Sweden to respect decision on detention of WikiLeaks founder
William Helbling
February 16, 2016 10:33:36 am

A UN human rights expert on Monday urged the UK and Sweden to accept the recent decision which determined that Julian Assange , founder of the controversial website WikiLeaks , has been arbitrarily detained since 2010....

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News UN rights office condemns Syria airstrikes on hospitals and schools
UN rights office condemns Syria airstrikes on hospitals and schools
William Helbling
February 16, 2016 10:33:31 am

The UN rights office on Tuesday condemned Monday's airstrikes in Syria, which hit hospitals and schools in the region, saying they may constitute war crimes. The airstrikes resulted in 45 deaths and dozens of more...

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News UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
Jacqueline Jones
February 16, 2016 09:56:53 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed concern over China's recent crackdown on lawyers and activists. The commissioner stated that civil society workers should be protected by the state,...

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News Bosnia authorities detain former policemen for war crimes
Bosnia authorities detain former policemen for war crimes
Matthew Santiago
February 15, 2016 01:35:57 pm

Bosnian police arrested three former policemen, including previously-convicted Darko Mrdja, on new charges of war crimes against non-Serb detainees during the Bosnian War. The three suspects have been accused of killing at least 10 non-Serbs as part...

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News UN rights experts call for release of foreign UAE prisoners
UN rights experts call for release of foreign UAE prisoners
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 15, 2016 01:23:50 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Monday demanded the immediate release of five foreign-national detainees that have been held by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the past 18 months. The prisoners were incarcerated...

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News Rights expert asks UN to notify North Korea of crimes against humanity probe
Rights expert asks UN to notify North Korea of crimes against humanity probe
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 15, 2016 01:05:21 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Marzuki Darusman is asking the UN to provide North Korea with notice that Kim Jong Un may be investigated for crimes against humanity. In a report...

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News Former Israel PM begins prison sentence for bribery
Former Israel PM begins prison sentence for bribery
Matthew Santiago
February 15, 2016 12:34:26 pm

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert began his 19-month prison sentence on Monday following his attempts to appeal his conviction for bribery. Olmert was convicted in 2014 for accepting several bribes for housing projects in...

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News 14 Serbians indicted in Kosovo war crimes charges
14 Serbians indicted in Kosovo war crimes charges
Taylor Isaac
February 15, 2016 12:27:15 pm

The Basic Court of Pec, a region in western Kosovo, has issued an indictment charging 14 Serbians in the region with committing war crimes in 1999. Although charging the suspects in Pec, the arrest warrants appear to show...

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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