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News UK top court rules unmarried partner can receive survivor’s pension
UK top court rules unmarried partner can receive survivor’s pension
Akira Tomlinson
February 8, 2017 12:59:28 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an unmarried woman is entitled to the pension of her long-term partner. Denise Brewster and William Leonard "Lenny" McMullan became engaged on Christmas Eve 2009, but two days later...

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News 50 ACLU affiliates seek information on immigration order’s enforcement
50 ACLU affiliates seek information on immigration order’s enforcement
Akira Tomlinson
February 3, 2017 02:32:13 pm

Fifty American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates filed 18 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on Thursday with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to find out how administration officials are interpreting...

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News UN rights expert urges Security Council to act on Israel settlements
UN rights expert urges Security Council to act on Israel settlements
Akira Tomlinson
February 3, 2017 01:55:27 pm

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk recommended on Friday that the UN Security Council and the General Assembly act to ensure Israel complies with Security Council resolution 2234 , which confirms that Israeli settlements in already...

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Arrests made in killing of Myanmar human rights lawyer
Akira Tomlinson
February 1, 2017 02:05:11 pm

Myanmar police announced on Wednesday that they have arrested four people in connection with the killing of prominent Muslim human rights lawyer, U Ko Ni. The lawyer was shot in the head at Yangon International Airport...

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UN rights experts: US immigration order violates international human rights obligations
Akira Tomlinson
February 1, 2017 01:18:46 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday said the executive order on immigration signed by US President Donald Trump breaches international human rights obligations . The order , signed last Friday, bars all nationals from...

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India top court rejects petition seeking nationwide ban on cow slaughter
Akira Tomlinson
January 27, 2017 03:01:34 pm

The Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected a public interest litigation seeking an all-India ban on cow slaughter. The order sought a total ban on the slaughter of all cattle including calves or a writ of mandamus...

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France bans unlimited sugary drinks to combat obesity
Akira Tomlinson
January 27, 2017 02:05:41 pm

France published a decree on Thursday which, as of Friday, prohibits businesses from offering unlimited soft drinks. The decree, approved in 2015 by the French Parliament in an effort to reduce the...

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Lawsuit seeks information on AG nominee Jeff Sessions
Akira Tomlinson
January 25, 2017 02:20:00 pm

A journalist and a graduate student at MIT filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against eight federal agencies for records on attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions . Jason Leopold and Ryan Shapiro allege the agencies improperly refused to...

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UN rights expert concerned over impunity in Mexico
Akira Tomlinson
January 25, 2017 01:30:39 pm

UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst delivered a preliminary report on Tuesday recommending to authorities in Mexico on how to improve the protection of human rights defenders. According to Forst, the growing impunity in Mexico "has...

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HRW: asylum seekers in Croatia being forced back to Serbia is against EU policy
Akira Tomlinson
January 20, 2017 02:50:12 pm

Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by...

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Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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