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News Northern Iraq minorities victims of ‘human rights catastrophe’: HRW
Northern Iraq minorities victims of ‘human rights catastrophe’: HRW
Ann Riley
November 11, 2009 11:06:00 am

Minority groups in northern Iraq have been the target of attacks by Sunni Arab extremist groups and harassment by Kurdish forces because of ongoing disputes with the country's central government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

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News Iran prosecutor charges 3 US backpackers with espionage
Iran prosecutor charges 3 US backpackers with espionage
Ann Riley
November 9, 2009 11:58:00 am

Iran’s prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolat-Abadi said Monday that the three American hikers arrested in July for illegally entering Iran are being charged with espionage . In statements to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Dolat-Abadi further declared...

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News EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
Ann Riley
November 6, 2009 09:55:00 am

The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on Thursday unanimously reached an agreement on rules to increase competition between telecommunications providers and protect the consumer rights of Internet and mobile phone users. The agreement...

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News Sri Lanka opposing US plan to interview military commander on rights violations
Sri Lanka opposing US plan to interview military commander on rights violations
Ann Riley
November 2, 2009 12:03:00 pm

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama objected Monday to plans by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to question military commander General Sarath Fonseka about the alleged war crimes committed during the...

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France judge orders ex-president Chirac to stand trial for corruption
Ann Riley
October 30, 2009 10:06:00 am

Judge Xaviere Simeoni on Friday ordered former French president Jacques Chirac to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and misuse of public funds. While serving as mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Chirac allegedly...

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Uruguay voters reject referendum to end amnesty for dictator-era rights abuses
Ann Riley
October 26, 2009 01:22:00 pm

Uruguayan voters on Sunday rejected an initiative to end the country's Expiry Law , which grants amnesty to military officials accused of human rights violations during the country’s 1973-1985 dictatorship. With approximately 48 percent voting in support,...

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News China officials ‘disappeared’ Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
China officials ‘disappeared’ Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
Ann Riley
October 21, 2009 12:21:00 pm

More than 40 Uighur men have disappeared since being detained by Chinese security forces following the July Xinjiang riots , according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. HRW...

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ICC begins Sudan rebel leader preliminary hearing
Ann Riley
October 19, 2009 12:12:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday commenced the confirmation of charges hearing against Sudanese war crimes suspect and rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda , the first suspect to appear before the ICC in regard...

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Congress passed Judiciary Act of 1789

On September 24, 1789, Congress instituted a three-tiered federal judicial structure topped by a Supreme Court with the passage of "An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States", later known as the Judiciary Act of 1789.

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