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News ACLU files suit demanding Wisconsin recognize same-sex marriages
ACLU files suit demanding Wisconsin recognize same-sex marriages
Bradley McAllister
September 18, 2014 06:10:49 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU) filed a complaint on Wednesday on behalf of four same-sex couples who were legally married in Wisconsin last June, but whose marriages are not currently recognized due to a...

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News UN rights expert: indigenous people’s voices must be heard
UN rights expert: indigenous people’s voices must be heard
Bradley McAllister
September 18, 2014 05:31:43 am

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday raised awareness for the rights of indigenous peoples, comprised of approximately 370 million people in 90 countries around the world. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of...

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News China lawyers boycott trial of activist
China lawyers boycott trial of activist
Bradley McAllister
September 12, 2014 10:25:55 am

The legal defense team representing prominent Chinese human rights activist Guo Feixiong , decided to boycott the start of Guo's pending trial over procedural irregularities, which resulted in adjournment of the proceedings at the Guangzhou People's Court in...

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News Federal judge strikes down Ohio false statements election law
Federal judge strikes down Ohio false statements election law
Bradley McAllister
September 12, 2014 09:35:06 am

Judge Timothy Black of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Thursday struck down a contested law in Ohio, known as the false statements law , which barred people from knowingly or recklessly...

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News UN rights experts urge Saudi Arabia to place moratorium on executions
UN rights experts urge Saudi Arabia to place moratorium on executions
Bradley McAllister
September 10, 2014 11:17:08 am

Two experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to implement an immediate moratorium on the death penalty following an increase in executions, with a...

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News Greece parliament ratifies bill criminalizing Armenian genocide denial
Greece parliament ratifies bill criminalizing Armenian genocide denial
Bradley McAllister
September 10, 2014 10:47:02 am

The Parliament of Greece on Tuesday ratified a bill that criminalizes the denial of the Armenian genocide. The revised bill is titled "Fight Against Xenophobia," and it was adopted by a vote of 54-42, with 3 parliament...

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News New lethal injection procedures expected in Oklahoma
New lethal injection procedures expected in Oklahoma
Bradley McAllister
September 5, 2014 12:16:04 pm

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin announced a series of new protocols Thursday that are expected to take effect for state executions. Her announcement followed a report issued by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety...

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News ICC prosecutors adjourn trial of Kenyan president indefinitely
ICC prosecutors adjourn trial of Kenyan president indefinitely
Bradley McAllister
September 5, 2014 11:41:25 am

The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday decided to adjourn the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta indefinitely. Kenyatta was charged in March 2011 with five counts of...

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News ICC asked to open war crimes investigation of Hamas leader
ICC asked to open war crimes investigation of Hamas leader
Bradley McAllister
September 3, 2014 11:53:03 am

The Shurat HaDin of the Israel Law Center announced on Wednesday that they have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Indiana right-to-work law
Federal appeals court upholds Indiana right-to-work law
Bradley McAllister
September 3, 2014 11:01:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Indiana right-to-work law is valid under the US Constitution and federal labor laws. The legislation, enacted in February 2012, forbids...

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Biological Weapons Convention goes into force

On March 26, 1975, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. Today, 162 countries have signed the Convention, pledging never "to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain" biological weapons. Some signatory nations, however, have reserved the right to hold certain biological weapons for "prophylactic" purposes. Learn more about the UN Biological Weapons Convention.

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US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas on March 26, 1930.

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