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News Sweden authorites detain Syria national for war crimes
Sweden authorites detain Syria national for war crimes
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
March 14, 2016 12:42:04 pm

A Syrian has been arrested in Sweden on war crimes charges, according to the Swedish prosecutor's office Monday. The unnamed individual was arrested for suspected crimes against international law in Idlib, Syria, in 2012. Abdullah allegedly took part...

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News DOJ: state courts should stop jailing defendants for failure to pay fines
DOJ: state courts should stop jailing defendants for failure to pay fines
Matthew Santiago
March 14, 2016 12:34:45 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday urged state court systems to stop using procedural routines and hefty fines to profit off poor defendants . DOJ officials Vanita Gupta and Lisa Foster informed ...

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News Trial of former Auschwitz SS medic postponed for second time over health concerns
Trial of former Auschwitz SS medic postponed for second time over health concerns
Bradley McAllister
March 14, 2016 12:04:14 pm

A court in Neubrandenburg, Germany, on Monday postponed the trial of a former Nazi SS medic because the 95-year-old remains unfit to appear before the court. The trial was scheduled to open on Monday, but the court announced a...

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News UN rights expert concerned over rate of juvenile executions in Iran
UN rights expert concerned over rate of juvenile executions in Iran
Taylor Isaac
March 14, 2016 11:56:29 am

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed , expressed continued concern Monday regarding Iran's alarming rate of juvenile executions and other flaws in the justice system . Shaheed's report ...

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News HRW: failure to appoint counsel for migrant children violates international law
HRW: failure to appoint counsel for migrant children violates international law
Bradley McAllister
March 14, 2016 11:32:10 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday announced the filing of an amicus brief in a US federal court arguing that the failure of US government officials to appoint lawyers to represent migrant children facing deportation violates their...

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News Egypt Justice Minister removed following Prophet Mohammed comment
Egypt Justice Minister removed following Prophet Mohammed comment
Taylor Isaac
March 14, 2016 11:23:04 am

Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind was relieved of his position on Sunday after making controversial statements on television. After being asked a question regarding the imprisonment of journalists, al-Zind's responded that he would even imprison the Prophet Mohammed. The response...

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News UN rights expert calls for prosecution of top North Korea officials
UN rights expert calls for prosecution of top North Korea officials
Matthew Santiago
March 14, 2016 11:15:52 am

UN human rights investigator Marzuki Darusman urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday to push for the prosecution of top North Korean government officials for crimes against humanity. Darusman stressed [HRW...

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News Myanmar releases 46 underage military recruits
Myanmar releases 46 underage military recruits
William Helbling
March 14, 2016 10:23:30 am

The Myanmar government on Monday release 46 underage and child recruits from the military. Myanmar has released 745 underage recruits since the country became a part of a UN joint action plan in 2012. The UN believes...

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News Russia arbitration court upholds ruling against Google
Russia arbitration court upholds ruling against Google
William Helbling
March 14, 2016 09:23:11 am

A Moscow arbitration court on Monday rejected an appeal by Google , upholding a ruling that the US-based company broke anti-monopoly laws by abusing its dominant position within the cellular application industry. Russian Internet company Yandex...

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News Sierra Leone president again blocks abortion legalization bill
Sierra Leone president again blocks abortion legalization bill
Jacqueline Jones
March 13, 2016 01:47:37 pm

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday again blocked a bill that would have legalized abortion in the country. The Safe Abortion Act of 2015 passed with broad support in parliament in...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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