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News Former Brazil president appeals to UN for rights violation in corruption investigation
Former Brazil president appeals to UN for rights violation in corruption investigation
Mark Casper
July 29, 2016 01:01:22 pm

Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee Thursday, claiming his corruption investigation has been riddled with impartiality and abuse of power by the judge....

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News 6 Michigan employees indicted in Flint water crisis: report
6 Michigan employees indicted in Flint water crisis: report
Mark Casper
July 29, 2016 12:16:19 pm

The Detroit News reported Friday that six state employees have been criminally indicted in relation to the Flint water crisis. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed the criminal charges against three employees of the Department...

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News Indonesia executes four on drug convictions
Indonesia executes four on drug convictions
Alexis Wheeler
July 29, 2016 11:45:58 am

Indonesia implemented a firing squad to execute four individuals convicted of drug charges Friday, despite international outcry for the nation to cease the use of the death penalty in drug crimes. The four individuals comprised two Nigerians, one...

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News Amnesty: Australia must address abuse of child prisoners
Amnesty: Australia must address abuse of child prisoners
Mark Casper
July 29, 2016 11:25:15 am

Following released footage showing indigenous children being abused while in detention in Australia's Northern Territory, Amnesty International (AI) called upon the Australian government Thursday to alter its current juvenile detention policies. Among the abuses are...

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News South Korea senior prosecutor indicted for bribery
South Korea senior prosecutor indicted for bribery
Alexis Wheeler
July 29, 2016 11:05:30 am

Jin Kyung-joon, a senior prosecutor in South Korea, was indicted on charges of bribery Friday. Jin has been accused of accepting more than USD $11 million from an executive at the online-game company Nexon during collusive...

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News Chelsea Manning facing new charges after suicide attempt
Chelsea Manning facing new charges after suicide attempt
Mark Casper
July 29, 2016 10:48:13 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Thursday that Chelsea Manning is being investigated for charges in relation to her recent attempt at suicide. Manning, the Army solider convicted of releasing classified and sensitive military...

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News Federal judge strikes Arkansas provision restricting political ‘robocalls’
Federal judge strikes Arkansas provision restricting political ‘robocalls’
Mark Casper
July 29, 2016 09:54:15 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ruled Wednesday that an Arkansas law prohibiting political "robocalls" is unconstitutional. The judge stated that the law violates the First Amendment...

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News HRW: cluster bombs being used in northern Syria
HRW: cluster bombs being used in northern Syria
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 29, 2016 09:08:18 am

Russian and Syrian forces are using cluster bombs to target civilians and rebels in the northern portions of Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. More than 46 attacks related to cluster munition have been documented...

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News European Commission: rule of law in Poland under ‘systematic threat’
European Commission: rule of law in Poland under ‘systematic threat’
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 29, 2016 08:46:00 am

The European Commission (EC) called upon Poland Wednesday to guarantee political freedom to its top court, saying the rule of law in the country is under "systematic threat." Poland's highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal, has faced...

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News UN rights chief urges Indonesia to halt planned executions
UN rights chief urges Indonesia to halt planned executions
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 28, 2016 12:52:31 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged Indonesia to halt the imminent executions of 14 individuals, convicted mainly for drug-related offenses. The executions are set to take place as early as Friday...

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First Fleet departs from England to establish penal colony in Australia

On May 13, 1787, the First Fleet departed from England, carrying 780 British convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Led by Captain Arthur Philip, all eleven ships arrived safely in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia in January of 1788.

Read Captain Philip's account of his voyage on Project Gutenberg, and learn more about the journey and its impact from First Fleet online.

Federal government denied funding to segregated school districts

On May 13, 1966, the US federal government took its first action against violators of the desegregation guidelines of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying federal education funding for 12 segregated Southern school districts. Learn more about school desegregation.

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