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News Khmer Rouge leader defense team files suit against Cambodia PM
Khmer Rouge leader defense team files suit against Cambodia PM
Alexandra Malatesta
October 24, 2011 10:57:55 am

Defense lawyers for Nuon Chea , a former leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime filed a lawsuit Monday against Prime Minister Hun Sen for interfering with the UN-backed war crimes...

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News Libya leader orders investigation into Gaddafi death
Libya leader orders investigation into Gaddafi death
Alexandra Malatesta
October 24, 2011 09:11:43 am

Interim Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Monday that he has ordered an investigation into the death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi . He said that the National Transition Council has formed...

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News Iran human rights violations increasing: UN report
Iran human rights violations increasing: UN report
Alexandra Malatesta
October 19, 2011 07:00:58 am

UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Ahmed Shaheed said Monday that human rights violations in Iran are on the rise, as he presented a report to the UN General Assembly . Citing an increase in persecutions among...

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News Federal judge hears arguments on North Carolina abortion law
Federal judge hears arguments on North Carolina abortion law
Alexandra Malatesta
October 18, 2011 10:48:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina heard arguments Monday on the constitutionality of North Carolina's controversial new abortion law . The lawsuit , brought...

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News Indian trust lawsuit leader Cobell dies at 65
Indian trust lawsuit leader Cobell dies at 65
Alexandra Malatesta
October 17, 2011 09:51:28 am

Elouise Cobell, who successfully led plaintiffs in the Indian trust class action lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI) , died from cancer Sunday at age 65. The resulting $3.4 billion settlement [agreement,...

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News Malaysia opposition leader Anwar’s defense rests in sodomy trial
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar’s defense rests in sodomy trial
Alexandra Malatesta
October 17, 2011 09:36:39 am

Defense counsel for Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim rested its case on Monday in Anwar's sodomy trial, for which a verdict is expected by the end of the year....

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News Egypt court overturns ban on religious-based political party
Egypt court overturns ban on religious-based political party
Alexandra Malatesta
October 11, 2011 10:54:48 am

An Egyptian court on Monday overturned a ban that prohibited presidential hopeful Ayman Nour from forming a political party and also prohibited the formation of the Islamic-based political party Al-Gama'a al-Islamiya . The decision will allow...

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UN rights expert urges states to prevent violence against women
Alexandra Malatesta
October 11, 2011 09:50:30 am

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Rashida Manjoo appeared in front of the UN General Assembly Monday to urge states to fulfill their obligations to prevent violence against women. Presenting her report...

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News UN calls for respect for human rights as Libya conflict winds down
UN calls for respect for human rights as Libya conflict winds down
Alexandra Malatesta
October 9, 2011 04:19:54 pm

The United Nations (UN) called on all parties to the Libyan revolution to maintain respect for human rights as the conflict winds down in Sirte . As the interim government forces...

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California governor vetoes affirmative action bill
Alexandra Malatesta
October 9, 2011 02:41:53 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown Saturday vetoed a bill that would have allowed public colleges and universities to consider demographic factors such as race during the admissions process. The bill, introduced by Senator...

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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