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News Muslim man files discrimination suit against Oklahoma gun range
Muslim man files discrimination suit against Oklahoma gun range
Brittany Felder
February 18, 2016 09:33:42 am

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday filed suit on behalf of Muslim American Raja'ee Fatihah, who was denied service at an Oklahoma gun range last year. CAIR, along with the American Civil Liberties...

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News Pakistan province becomes first to legalize Hindu marriage
Pakistan province becomes first to legalize Hindu marriage
Brittany Felder
February 16, 2016 03:34:17 pm

The Pakistani province of Sindh on Monday became the first province to legalize Hindu marriage under the marriage registry in the nation. Under the new law , Hindus over the age of 18 can register their marriages and...

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News UN rights expert urges Hungary to stop intimidating rights defenders
UN rights expert urges Hungary to stop intimidating rights defenders
Brittany Felder
February 16, 2016 02:46:12 pm

UN human rights expert Michel Forst on Tuesday urged the Hungarian government to "stop stigmatising and intimidating human rights defenders." Forst said that defenders of human rights have been working in "polarised and politicised environment"...

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News Amnesty: Iran legal structures remain inadequate
Amnesty: Iran legal structures remain inadequate
Brittany Felder
February 11, 2016 02:21:12 pm

Nearly 40 years after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, the nation's legal structures are still "deeply flawed," according to an 87-page report released Thursday by Amnesty International (AI) . Describing how the revolution elicited sweeping...

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News UN rights chief express ‘utmost alarm’ at worsening situation in Syria
UN rights chief express ‘utmost alarm’ at worsening situation in Syria
Brittany Felder
February 11, 2016 01:22:42 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , expressed "utmost alarm" Thursday at the worsening situation in Syria. Zeid said that warring parties were "constantly sinking to new depths," attacking women, children, the...

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UN rights chief urges Sri Lanka government to locate missing civilians
Brittany Felder
February 9, 2016 02:22:38 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate and locate thousands of civilians that went missing during the nation's civil war. Speaking at the end...

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France lawmakers approve constitutional amendments including state of emergency provisions
Brittany Felder
February 9, 2016 01:51:21 pm

The French National Assembly on Tuesday voted to preserve, within the constitution, a process for declaring a state of emergency following the deadly terrorist attacks last year. The draft constitutional law, "Nation Protection,...

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News UN official expresses concern over administrative detention in Israel and Palestine
UN official expresses concern over administrative detention in Israel and Palestine
Brittany Felder
February 4, 2016 12:28:51 pm

UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Robert Piper on Tuesday expressed concern over "the continued practice of administrative detention in Israeli jails and detention centers." Piper specifically mentioned the case of Mohammed Al-Qiq, a...

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News Representatives from 12 countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership
Representatives from 12 countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership
Brittany Felder
February 4, 2016 12:02:02 pm

Twelve countries across the Pacific-Rim on Thursday signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand amid waves of protest. The twelve nations, which together make-up roughly 40% of the world's GDP , include the Australia,...

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News UN expert urges countries not to sign Pacific trade deal without reaffirming rights committments
UN expert urges countries not to sign Pacific trade deal without reaffirming rights committments
Brittany Felder
February 2, 2016 01:39:13 pm

UN human rights expert Alfred de Zayas on Tuesday urged governments in the Pacific Rim not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without first "reaffirming ... human rights treaty obligations and their recent pledges to...

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English legal historian Frederic Maitland born

Frederic Maitland, legal historian and co-author of the History of English Law, was born on May 28, 1850.

Learn more about Frederic Maitland.

Indian Removal Act passed

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. The act authorized Johnson to exchange federal lands in the West for Indian lands in the American Southeast. While some tribes gave up their lands peacefully, others resisted. The "Trail of Tears" killed approximately 4,000 Cherokees in a forced march into the West. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act from the US Library of Congress.

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