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News Russia court orders retrial for suspects acquitted of Politkovskaya killing
Russia court orders retrial for suspects acquitted of Politkovskaya killing
Benjamin Hackman
June 26, 2009 06:31:00 am

The Russian Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three men acquitted of involvement in the 2006 shooting death of journalist Anna Politkovskaya . The court vacated the...

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News Senate passes resolution apologizing for slavery, racial segregation
Senate passes resolution apologizing for slavery, racial segregation
Benjamin Hackman
June 19, 2009 06:58:00 am

The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution Thursday apologizing to African-Americans for slavery and racial segregation. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced and sponsored the concurrent resolution, which will next...

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News Serbia court sentences ex-paramilitary officers for Kosovo killings
Serbia court sentences ex-paramilitary officers for Kosovo killings
Benjamin Hackman
June 19, 2009 06:08:00 am

The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court on Thursday convicted four former members of a Serbian paramilitary group for the killings of 14 Kosovo Albanians...

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News Sri Lanka has failed to redress human rights violations: rights group
Sri Lanka has failed to redress human rights violations: rights group
Benjamin Hackman
June 12, 2009 08:27:00 am

The government of Sri Lanka has failed for the past two decades to redress alleged human-rights violations such as torture, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report ...

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News UN rights chief urges US to hold Bush-era officials accountable for ‘torture’
UN rights chief urges US to hold Bush-era officials accountable for ‘torture’
Benjamin Hackman
May 15, 2009 11:50:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the US Wednesday to hold accountable those accused of committing torture under the Bush administration. Pillay welcomed the US as a new member of the UN...

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News Fourth Circuit rules insurer not liable for alleged Iraq abuses by military contractor
Fourth Circuit rules insurer not liable for alleged Iraq abuses by military contractor
Benjamin Hackman
May 15, 2009 10:57:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that the insurance company for defense contractor CACI International’s has no duty to defend or indemnify CACI against claims of torture at...

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Federal judge adopts new standard in ordering release of Guantanamo detainee
Benjamin Hackman
May 13, 2009 02:25:00 pm

Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has released an opinion to accompany last week's order granting the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of suit against gun maker for 1999 shooting
Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of suit against gun maker for 1999 shooting
Benjamin Hackman
May 13, 2009 12:03:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Monday that tort claims against a federally licensed gun maker and gun dealer stemming from a 1999 California shooting must be dismissed under a federal...

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News Bangladesh prosecutors to drop two corruption charges against PM
Bangladesh prosecutors to drop two corruption charges against PM
Benjamin Hackman
April 27, 2009 08:34:00 am

The Bangladeshi state prosecutor said Monday that he is seeking to drop two of several corruption charges pending against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina because they were politically motivated. State prosecutor Abdullah Abu said the two charges, as...

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Federal judge adopts Obama administration standard for holding Guantanamo detainees
Benjamin Hackman
April 23, 2009 12:51:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday adopted a new standard for authorizing and reviewing the detention of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay proffered by...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

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