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News DOJ declines to pursue criminal charges against officers over Freddie Gray death
DOJ declines to pursue criminal charges against officers over Freddie Gray death
Akira Tomlinson
September 13, 2017 01:34:12 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will be not pursue charges against the six Baltimore police officers for the death of Freddie Gray, finding there was insufficient evidence prove beyond a...

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News UN rights chief criticizes Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’ at opening of Human Rights Council session
UN rights chief criticizes Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’ at opening of Human Rights Council session
Akira Tomlinson
September 11, 2017 11:33:09 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called the situation in Myanmar "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 36th regular session Monday. During his...

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News Guatemala congressional panel recommends lifting president’s immunity
Guatemala congressional panel recommends lifting president’s immunity
Akira Tomlinson
September 11, 2017 10:56:41 am

A Guatemalan congressional committee on Sunday recommended that President Jimmy Morales' immunity should be voided so the attorney general and the UN can investigate illegal campaign financing allegations. According to the attorney general and head of the International Commission against...

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News EU court orders Slovakia and Hungary to accept asylum-seekers
EU court orders Slovakia and Hungary to accept asylum-seekers
Akira Tomlinson
September 6, 2017 12:34:55 pm

The European Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Slovakia and Hungary must host asylum seekers as a part of the EU migration policy . Slovakia and Hungary filed a complaint arguing that it was...

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News Federal appeals court allows implementation of Texas voter ID law
Federal appeals court allows implementation of Texas voter ID law
Akira Tomlinson
September 6, 2017 12:11:33 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday stayed an injunction that had blocked the Texas voter ID law , allowing its implementation. The injunction was put in place ...

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News Transgender prison nurse files discrimination lawsuit
Transgender prison nurse files discrimination lawsuit
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 01:21:09 pm

Former prison nurse Jesse Vroegh filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court on Monday under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and equal protection clause of Iowa Constitution claiming the Iowa's...

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News UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 11:52:11 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged people to refrain from violence against Myanmar security forces, for authorities to adhere to human rights law, and for authorities to prohibit use of provocative...

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News Kenya top court orders election commission to give opposition access to vote count
Kenya top court orders election commission to give opposition access to vote count
Akira Tomlinson
August 28, 2017 12:47:01 pm

Kenya Supreme Court ordered the election commission on Monday to allow Raila Odinga's National Super Alliance (NASA) and Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party limited access to its computer servers and electronic devices to assess the vote-count for themselves to verify the...

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News Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN anti-corruption official
Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN anti-corruption official
Akira Tomlinson
August 28, 2017 12:22:04 pm

Guatemala's Constitutional Court issued an order Sunday blocking the expulsion of the lead UN anti-corruption official only hours after President Jimmy Morales ordered his expulsion. Morales argued that Ivan Velasquez, head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)...

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News Myanmar parliament amends speech-restricting telecommunications law
Myanmar parliament amends speech-restricting telecommunications law
Akira Tomlinson
August 20, 2017 01:01:47 pm

Myanmar's parliament amended the 2013 Telecommunications Law on Friday amidst growing concerns regarding the freedom of expression. The new law permits judges to release people on bail, allows only those directly affected, or with permission from...

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First black woman judge appointed in US

On July 22, 1939, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed Jane Matilda Bolin a judge of the city's Domestic Relations Court, making her the first African-American woman appointed to judicial office in the United States. She served on the court for 40 years. Learn more about Jane Matilda Bolin.

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On July 22, 1976, Japan paid the last of its World War II reparations to the Philippines.

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