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News UN rights chief urges murder investigation of Philippines president
UN rights chief urges murder investigation of Philippines president
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 21, 2016 09:10:52 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for a murder investigation of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte after Duterte admitted to killing people while he served as mayor of Davao. Duterte said...

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News Amnesty: Myanmar military committing crimes against humanity against Rohingya minority
Amnesty: Myanmar military committing crimes against humanity against Rohingya minority
Akira Tomlinson
December 20, 2016 11:24:05 am

The Myanmar military's "campaign of violence" against Rohingya people constitutes crimes against humanity , according to an Amnesty International (AI) report on Monday. According to AI, the Myanmar military is responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes, and...

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News HRW: India deaths in police custody go unpunished
HRW: India deaths in police custody go unpunished
Jonathan Niznansky
December 19, 2016 04:11:52 pm

Police killings in India continue to go unpunished, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Monday. Citing India's National Crime Records Bureau , the report states that 591 people died in police custody in the...

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News IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 19, 2016 01:22:27 pm

Christine Lagarde, current head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , was found negligent by a special French court Monday in her handling of a long-running fraud case involving a USD $400 million payment to French businessman and Nicolas...

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News Apple launches legal challenge to EU tax ruling
Apple launches legal challenge to EU tax ruling
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 19, 2016 12:39:35 pm

Apple on Monday launched a legal challenge to a $14 billion tax penalty that the EU has levied against the company. The EU claimed in August that Apple took advantage of illegal state aid from Ireland, where Apple...

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News Former Israel president to be released early from prison term for rape
Former Israel president to be released early from prison term for rape
Jonathan Niznansky
December 18, 2016 04:44:18 pm

An Israeli parole board ruled Sunday that former president Moshe Katsav will be released after serving five years of his seven-year sentence for rape. After failing earlier this year to gain release, Katsav is...

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News Iraq militia executes IS supporters: HRW
Iraq militia executes IS supporters: HRW
Elizabeth Lowman
December 18, 2016 01:34:16 pm

An Iraqi militia, backed by the government, executed four men suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (IS), Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday. Because the men were never tried, HRW claims their executions constitute...

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News North Carolina governor signs bill restricting incoming governor’s powers
North Carolina governor signs bill restricting incoming governor’s powers
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 17, 2016 03:01:37 pm

North Carolina's Republican Governor Patrick McCrory signed into law Senate Bill 4 Friday, which restricts the powers of the incoming governor Democrat Roy Cooper , who was also the state's Attorney General until he was elected....

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News Federal appeals court denies Michigan request to delay water delivery to Flint
Federal appeals court denies Michigan request to delay water delivery to Flint
Jonathon Churchin
December 17, 2016 10:25:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision on Friday, requiring the state of Michigan to provide bottled water to the citizens of Flint. The court affirmed a ruling that...

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News Thailand parliament passes controversial cyber crime legislation
Thailand parliament passes controversial cyber crime legislation
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 17, 2016 10:03:22 am

The Thailand Parliament unanimously approved a controversial amendment to its Computer Crime Act of 2007 (CCA) on Friday, which rights groups fear will give the government unrestricted power to police the web and...

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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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