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News Catalonia president summoned to court over 2014 independence referundum
Catalonia president summoned to court over 2014 independence referundum
Brittany Felder
September 30, 2015 09:32:38 am

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia summoned Catalonia, President Artur Mas on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2014 independence referendum . Mas has been accused of civil disobedience, embezzlement of public funds...

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News UN rights chief concerned about ‘unexplained killings’ in Burundi
UN rights chief concerned about ‘unexplained killings’ in Burundi
Brittany Felder
September 28, 2015 11:04:50 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed concern Monday about "an alarming upsurge in arrests, detention and killings" that have been occurring in Burundi since the beginning of September. Zeid said...

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Germany prosecutor investigating former VW CEO
Brittany Felder
September 28, 2015 10:32:04 am

The Braunschweig public prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation Monday of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn , following accusations that the company cheated on government emissions tests by manipulating exhaust...

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News Congo president announces referendum to extend age and term limits
Congo president announces referendum to extend age and term limits
Brittany Felder
September 23, 2015 10:42:04 am

Denis Sassou Nguesso , President of the Republic of the Congo, announced on Tuesday that he is moving forward with a national constitutional referendum, in what many call a ploy to extend his presidency. The referendum ...

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News DOD transfers Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia
DOD transfers Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia
Brittany Felder
September 23, 2015 10:15:31 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that it had transferred Guantanamo detainee Abdul Shalabi. Shalabi, who likely was a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden , was transferred to the government...

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US rights commission criticizes immigrant detention facilities
Brittany Felder
September 21, 2015 10:26:49 am

The US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has issued a report criticizing the Obama administration's immigration detention facilities, stating that some "are not fully complying with detention standards regarding medical care, legal information and...

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HRW: Macedonia police have abused migrants
Brittany Felder
September 21, 2015 09:58:27 am

Asylum seekers and migrants have faced abuse at the hands of police in Macedonia, according to a 59-page report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. The report, "'As Though We Are Not Human Beings':...

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News Amnesty: Boko Haram has killed hundreds of civilians in Northern Cameroon
Amnesty: Boko Haram has killed hundreds of civilians in Northern Cameroon
Brittany Felder
September 16, 2015 11:28:18 am

A report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) details the atrocities committed by Boko Haram in Northern Cameroon, resulting in the killing of at least 400 civilians. The report details...

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UN: war crimes may have been committed during Sri Lanka civil war
Brittany Felder
September 16, 2015 10:58:27 am

A UN report released Wednesday found that war crimes may have been committed during the Sri Lankan civil war. The report, which was delayed , stressed that it was a human rights investigation and not a criminal...

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UN rights chief urges ‘effective and principled migration governance’
Brittany Felder
September 14, 2015 12:03:05 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights , Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday, gave the opening statement at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council in which he addressed, among other pressing human rights...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

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