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News Rwanda falls short in safeguarding defendant rights: HRW report
Rwanda falls short in safeguarding defendant rights: HRW report
Benjamin Klein
July 26, 2008 08:21:00 am

A report released Friday by Human Rights Watch states that the Rwandan government has made substantial progress in reforming its justice system over the past four years, but has fallen...

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Breaking securities rules not enough to prove criminal fraud: Second Circuit
Benjamin Klein
July 19, 2008 03:58:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the acquittal of David Finnerty, a former specialist trader at Fleet Specialist Inc., a subsidiary of FleetBoston Financial Corp., who had been accused...

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Arab League condemns ICC prosecutor for seeking arrest of Sudan president
Benjamin Klein
July 19, 2008 03:17:00 pm

The Arab League issued a resolution on Saturday criticizing International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for seeking the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for genocide,...

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Russia and China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe
Benjamin Klein
July 12, 2008 12:27:00 pm

Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution Friday which would have imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe . The three other permanent members of the Security Council, the US, Britain...

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ICC prosecutor files petition to lift stay on Lubanga trial
Benjamin Klein
July 12, 2008 11:53:00 am

The Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed a petition Friday asking the ICC to lift an indefinite stay on the trial of Congolese ex-militia leader Thomas Lubanga...

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Sudanese president: US State Department
Benjamin Klein
July 12, 2008 10:21:00 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will seek a warrant to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , according to statements made Friday by US State Department...

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Suriname ex-military dictator goes on trial for 1982 killings
Benjamin Klein
July 5, 2008 12:03:00 pm

The military trial of former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse for the “December Murders” at Fort Zeelandia, Paramaribo in 1982 commenced Friday with former bodyguard Onno Flohr testifying that Bouterse was present at the killings of 15 political opponents,...

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Pakistan high court upholds emergency declaration, ouster of judges
Benjamin Klein
July 5, 2008 10:58:00 am

The reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan validated President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule and concomitant ouster of judges, including former Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry , in an opinion...

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Afghanistan juvenile justice system must be reformed: study
Benjamin Klein
June 28, 2008 11:19:00 am

The Afghan juvenile justice system is in serious need of reform, according to a study conducted by the Afghan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) . The report,...

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Italy plan to fingerprint Roma discriminatory: rights groups
Benjamin Klein
June 28, 2008 10:06:00 am

A proposal by the Italian government to fingerprint the country’s Roma minority drew fierce criticism from the human rights community and Roma advocates on Friday. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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