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News Colombia signs peace agreement with FARC rebels
Colombia signs peace agreement with FARC rebels
Ashley Hogan
September 27, 2016 01:24:39 pm

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement on Monday that ends a more than 50-year conflict. The agreement was finalized in August after four years of negotiations...

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News Pakistan lawmakers approve bill to allow Hindu marriage registration
Pakistan lawmakers approve bill to allow Hindu marriage registration
Ashley Hogan
September 27, 2016 12:53:39 pm

The National Assembly of Pakistan on Monday approved a bill that allows the Hindu community to legally register their marriages. Rights groups applauded the passing of the Hindu marriage bill as it will...

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News Afghanistan war crimes investigation unit receives 600 complaints against UK soldiers
Afghanistan war crimes investigation unit receives 600 complaints against UK soldiers
Ashley Hogan
September 22, 2016 01:32:52 pm

A policing unit in Afghanistan set up to investigate alleged war crimes committed by UK soldiers stationed in the war-torn country reportedly received around 600 complaints of ill treatment and abuse occurring between 2005 and 2013. Members of...

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News Afghanistan government signs peace agreement with insurgent group
Afghanistan government signs peace agreement with insurgent group
Ashley Hogan
September 22, 2016 12:56:50 pm

The Afghanistan government signed a peace agreement on Thursday with insurgent group Hezb-i Islami, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The US Embassy applauded the peace accord as an important step towards ending violence and protecting constitutional rights in the...

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News UN report highlights worsening human rights situation in Burundi
UN report highlights worsening human rights situation in Burundi
Ashley Hogan
September 20, 2016 05:04:40 pm

The UN Independent Investigation in Burundi (UNIIB) on Tuesday stated their grave concern about the current human rights situation in Burundi. The group found, "abundant evidence of gross human rights violations," which they believe could amount...

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News Thailand court finds UK labor rights activist guilty of defamation
Thailand court finds UK labor rights activist guilty of defamation
Ashley Hogan
September 20, 2016 12:30:09 pm

Thailand's Bangkok South Criminal Court found British labor rights activist Andy Hall guilty of criminal defamation and violating cyber crime laws on Tuesday. The charges came about after Hall published Cheap Has a High Price , a...

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News Kosovo war crimes prosecutor vows to fully investigate all suspects
Kosovo war crimes prosecutor vows to fully investigate all suspects
Ashley Hogan
September 15, 2016 12:41:36 pm

Recently appointed Kosovo war crimes prosecutor David Schwendiman of the Special Investigative Task Force vowed to investigate all war crime suspects, "fairly, vigorously and without fear" on Thursday. Many of the suspected offenders are former members...

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Amnesty releases images of refugees trapped between Syria and Jordan
Ashley Hogan
September 15, 2016 11:24:55 am

Amnesty International (AI) released images from the "desert no man's land" between Jordan and Syria on Thursday showing thousands of refugees trapped in the area. The images show how dire the humanitarian situation has...

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News Brazil Congress expels lawmaker who led charge to oust president
Brazil Congress expels lawmaker who led charge to oust president
Ashley Hogan
September 13, 2016 01:03:08 pm

Brazil's lower house of Congress voted to expel the formerly influential congress member Eduardo Cunha on Monday. The vote was largely in favor of ousting the lawmaker for "conduct incompatible with parliamentary decorum." Cunha was charged...

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News Federal judge upholds Illinois campaign finance law
Federal judge upholds Illinois campaign finance law
Ashley Hogan
September 8, 2016 02:46:39 pm

The Illinois Disclosure and Regulation of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Act was ruled constitutional on Wednesday in a Federal District Court in Chicago. The law limits how much political action committees (PACs) can contribute to candidates, but...

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Burma attains independence from UK

On January 4, 1948, Burma became independent of the United Kingdom, regaining national soverignty for the first time since 1885. Fourteen years later, in 1962, a military junta seized power and changed the country's name to Myanmar. Read the Burma Independence Documents, including the independence treaty between the UK and Burma, from the Burma Peace Foundation Archives.

Kent State shootings settlement reached

On January 4, 1979, the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement with victims and relatives of victims shot by National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Under the settlement, plaintiffs received $675,000. Learn more about the Kent State settlement.

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