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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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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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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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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
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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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President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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