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UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
Bhargav Katikanen
March 6, 2009 08:23:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville said Friday that his office may investigate whether Sudan's expulsion of foreign aid agencies is a possible breach of human rights law or war crime. Colville...

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News Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Bhargav Katikanen
March 3, 2009 12:10:00 pm

Defense lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary , on trial for crimes against humanity , have been ordered to remove documents relating to their case...

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‘Enemy combatant’ al-Marri to be tried in US criminal court
Bhargav Katikanen
February 27, 2009 08:19:00 am

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri , a suspected Al Qaeda operative held in the Navy brig in South Carolina since 2003, is to be officially charged and tried in US federal court, according to news reports....

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Pentagon releases Guantanamo detainee treatment review
Bhargav Katikanen
February 24, 2009 12:24:00 pm

The US Department of Defense Monday officially released its anticipated report on detainee treatment at Guantanamo Bay in compliance with President Barack Obama's January 22 executive order mandating the review . As expected,...

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Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act takes effect in UK

On August 14, 1967, the Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act went into effect in the UK. The Act barred British citizens from participating in so-called "pirate radio" stations that broadcast from outside UK territory.

Social Security Act signed

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating unemployment insurance, pension plans for the elderly and "Aid to Dependent Children" (now Aid to Families with Dependent Children - AFDC). Learn more about the origins of social security and view a photo of President Roosevelt signing the legislation.

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