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News New ICTY prosecutor reaffirms pledge to arrest top war crimes fugitives
New ICTY prosecutor reaffirms pledge to arrest top war crimes fugitives
Alexis Unkovic
February 25, 2008 02:14:00 pm

New International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz reiterated in a Sunday interview with Serbian news site B92.net that he will do everything in his power...

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News Bush says no compromise possible on telecom immunity in surveillance bill
Bush says no compromise possible on telecom immunity in surveillance bill
Alexis Unkovic
February 21, 2008 06:26:00 pm

US President George W. Bush Thursday reiterated his call for Congress to extend the temporary Protect America Act , which expired on Saturday without an agreement in Congress on replacement legislation, and said he can...

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News Rwanda ex-official pleads not guilty to genocide charges before ICTR
Rwanda ex-official pleads not guilty to genocide charges before ICTR
Alexis Unkovic
February 21, 2008 05:33:00 pm

Former Rwandan Minister of Youth and Sports Callixte Nzabonimana Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges relating to Rwanda's 1994 genocide in his first appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)...

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News US soldier acquitted of murder in Kirkuk Iraqi civilian killing
US soldier acquitted of murder in Kirkuk Iraqi civilian killing
Alexis Unkovic
February 21, 2008 05:04:00 pm

A military jury in Hawaii convicted US Army Specialist Christopher P. Shore on Wednesday of aggravated assault on charges stemming from the June 23, 2007 killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk ,...

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News Guatemala ex-police chief charged in Spain with war crimes dies
Guatemala ex-police chief charged in Spain with war crimes dies
Alexis Unkovic
February 18, 2008 04:10:00 pm

Former Guatemalan Police Director German Chupina, one of eight high ranking government and military officers charged in Spain with genocide, torture, and other crimes against humanity, died Sunday at the age of 86. In December, a Guatemalan...

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Pakistan holds postponed parliamentary elections amid opposition fraud warnings
Alexis Unkovic
February 18, 2008 03:08:00 pm

Pakistan held rescheduled parliamentary elections Monday, after a month-long postponement following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto . Final tallies are expected in the next few days, although...

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News UK control orders should not exceed 2 years: terror law ombudsman
UK control orders should not exceed 2 years: terror law ombudsman
Alexis Unkovic
February 18, 2008 02:12:00 pm

Control orders imposing restrictions on uncharged suspects under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 should not exceed two years in duration except under extraordinary circumstances, the UK's counter-terrorism law ombudsman...

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News Mukasey meets with Iraq officials on rule of law efforts
Mukasey meets with Iraq officials on rule of law efforts
Alexis Unkovic
February 13, 2008 04:26:00 pm

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey discussed ongoing DOJ efforts to promote the rule of law in Iraq during his first official trip to Baghdad Wednesday. Mukasey met with three...

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News ECCC to try up to 8 Khmer Rouge ex-officials: report
ECCC to try up to 8 Khmer Rouge ex-officials: report
Alexis Unkovic
February 13, 2008 03:54:00 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) plans to try as many as eight suspects on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in the Khmer Rouge [JURIST...

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EU justice chief proposes enhanced border security initiatives
Alexis Unkovic
February 13, 2008 03:11:00 pm

EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive new border management package on behalf of the European Commission. The border security improvement initiative includes proposals for...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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