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News Lawyer files ICC complaint against Philippines president over alleged death squad
Lawyer files ICC complaint against Philippines president over alleged death squad
Meena Ansari
April 24, 2017 01:52:10 pm

Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio filed a complaint Monday against Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte accusing him of extrajudicial killings during his nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. The 77-page complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official...

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News Jordan repeals law opponents said pardoned rape
Jordan repeals law opponents said pardoned rape
Lawrenz Fares
April 24, 2017 01:19:17 pm

The Jordanian Cabinet on Sunday revoked Article 308 , a provision of Jordan's penal code which opponents said would allow rapists to avoid a jail term in return for marrying their victim for...

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News Iran supreme court upholds five-year prison sentence for woman on undisclosed charges
Iran supreme court upholds five-year prison sentence for woman on undisclosed charges
William Theisen
April 24, 2017 01:08:48 pm

The Supreme Court of Iran upheld the conviction and five-year prison sentence of a British-Iranian woman on Monday, but did not disclose the crime she is accused of committing. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at an...

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News Sicily prosecutor accuses NGOs of collaboration with Libya smugglers
Sicily prosecutor accuses NGOs of collaboration with Libya smugglers
Mark Casper
April 23, 2017 07:29:21 pm

Sicilian prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro stated to reporters on Sunday that an investigation has revealed evidence of direct contacts between some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human traffickers in Libya. It is suspected that NGO migrant rescue...

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News Federal judge considers independent review of disabled voter access in Houston
Federal judge considers independent review of disabled voter access in Houston
Mark Casper
April 23, 2017 07:02:48 pm

US District Judge Alfred H. Bennett on Saturday said he was considering initiating an independent review of disabled voter access to polling locations in Houston. The judge's consideration comes as part of a lawsuit filed against...

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News UN, World Bank form partnership to “build resilience” for the vulnerable
UN, World Bank form partnership to “build resilience” for the vulnerable
Ruben Sindahl
April 23, 2017 12:05:59 pm

The United Nations (UN) and the World Bank announced a partnership on Saturday to build resilience for the most vulnerable of the world. This effort will focus on "reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing...

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News Federal court strips man with al-Qaeda ties of naturalized US citizenship
Federal court strips man with al-Qaeda ties of naturalized US citizenship
Ruben Sindahl
April 23, 2017 11:20:02 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday entered an order that stripped an Egyptian-born man of his naturalized US citizenship for lying during his naturalization process. The US government had claimed that...

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News US to honor Australia migrant resettlement deal
US to honor Australia migrant resettlement deal
Mark Casper
April 22, 2017 10:12:43 pm

The US on Saturday expressed its intention to honor a migrant resettlement plan negotiated between the US and Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, up to 1,250 migrants seeking asylum in Australia will be allowed to...

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News Nigeria charges 53 with ‘unlawful assembly’ for celebrating LGBTQ wedding
Nigeria charges 53 with ‘unlawful assembly’ for celebrating LGBTQ wedding
Steven Wildberger
April 22, 2017 01:24:20 pm

Nigerian prosecutors in Kaduna on Wednesday charged 53 men for celebrating an LGBTQ wedding in violation of the state's law against 'unlawful assembly' and the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act . The men were arrested last Saturday, and were released...

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News Russia man receives longest-ever cybercrime sentence
Russia man receives longest-ever cybercrime sentence
Steven Wildberger
April 22, 2017 12:32:00 pm

Roman Seleznev, the son of a member of the Russian Parliament, was sentenced on Friday for hacking into more than 500 US businesses, stealing then selling millions of credit card numbers. Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years,...

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Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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