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News Egypt reinstates, expands emergency laws
Egypt reinstates, expands emergency laws
Alexandra Malatesta
September 13, 2011 10:38:14 am

Egyptian protesters' recent attack on the Israeli Embassy has provoked the Egyptian government to reinstate emergency laws with expanded control over political demonstrations and media reporting. Emergency laws will also apply to blocking roads, publishing false information...

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News Rights group files ICC complaint against Vatican over clergy abuse
Rights group files ICC complaint against Vatican over clergy abuse
Alexandra Malatesta
September 13, 2011 09:49:47 am

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Tuesday filed an International Criminal Court (ICC) complaint against Vatican officials, including Pope Benedict XVI, for systematic sexual abuse and subsequent concealment of over 10,000...

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News Myanmar government forms human rights commission
Myanmar government forms human rights commission
Alexandra Malatesta
September 6, 2011 10:42:16 am

Myanmar's government on Monday formed the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) to promote and safeguard the country's constitutional rights. Members of the commission include former government officials, diplomats, academics, doctors and lawyers, some of whom have made statements...

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News ICTY sentences former Yugoslav army chief to 27 years
ICTY sentences former Yugoslav army chief to 27 years
Alexandra Malatesta
September 6, 2011 10:01:29 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday convicted ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic for crimes against humanity and war crimes , committed during the...

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News Libya troops using children as human shields: report
Libya troops using children as human shields: report
Alexandra Malatesta
August 30, 2011 09:52:24 am

Libyan troops used children as human shields to deter attacks by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) reported Tuesday. A team of PHR investigators conducted several weeks of...

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News Iran election protesters released from prisons
Iran election protesters released from prisons
Alexandra Malatesta
August 29, 2011 10:40:19 am

Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi said Saturday that approximately 100 people imprisoned for their participation in the massive 2009 presidential election protests have been pardoned and released by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [official profile; BBC...

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News US prosecutor to investigate Kosovo PM for organ trafficking
US prosecutor to investigate Kosovo PM for organ trafficking
Alexandra Malatesta
August 29, 2011 09:42:08 am

The European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo announced Monday that US prosecutor John Clint Williamson will lead an investigation into allegations that Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci participated in an organ trafficking scheme...

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News Libya requests UN investigation into NATO abuse
Libya requests UN investigation into NATO abuse
Alexandra Malatesta
August 21, 2011 03:47:31 pm

Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdad Ali Al-Mahmoudi requested that the UN create a "high-level commission" to investigate alleged human rights abuses by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) . Though NATO was mandated by...

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News Afghanistan election commission removes 9 lawmakers
Afghanistan election commission removes 9 lawmakers
Alexandra Malatesta
August 21, 2011 03:20:06 pm

The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Sunday that nine lawmakers will be removed from their parliamentary positions for election fraud in the disputed September 2010 election . The representatives are to be...

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News Environmental groups file emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts
Environmental groups file emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts
Alexandra Malatesta
August 14, 2011 01:27:13 pm

Three environmental groups on Saturday filed an emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requesting that the court halt wolf hunts scheduled to begin in a few weeks in Idaho...

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