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News Indonesian police deny US report of human rights violations
Indonesian police deny US report of human rights violations
Christopher Tate
July 30, 2005 03:20:00 pm

Indonesian National Police spokesperson Sunarko Danu Artanto Saturday vehemently denied the allegations made Friday by the US Government Accountability Office that Indonesian Police engaged in human rights abuses, calling the...

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News Judge uses new discretion to reduce sentences of "Virginia Jihad" convicts
Judge uses new discretion to reduce sentences of "Virginia Jihad" convicts
Christopher Tate
July 30, 2005 03:17:00 pm

US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema reduced the sentences Friday of three Virginia men convicted of participating in terror training. Brinkeme had been required to sentence members of the "Virginia Jihad" to lengthy prison terms she had...

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News Negotiations on UN terror treaty restarted
Negotiations on UN terror treaty restarted
Christopher Tate
July 30, 2005 03:16:00 pm

The UN General Assembly's Sicth (Legal) Committee restarted work on a treaty against international terrorism Friday, motivated by a rash of recent attacks in Egypt and Great Britain. Moroccan Ambassador Mohamed Bennouna said that the committee "has...

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News Federal judge rules Patriot Act still too vague
Federal judge rules Patriot Act still too vague
Christopher Tate
July 30, 2005 03:13:00 pm

In California, US District Judge Audrey Collins ruled Friday that the provision of the USA Patriot Act that forbids "assistance" to known terrorist organizations continues to be overly vague, in violation of her 2004 ruling on the same provision...

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News Pakistan uses new antiterror law to crack down on militants
Pakistan uses new antiterror law to crack down on militants
Christopher Tate
July 23, 2005 03:52:00 pm

Pakistani officials said Saturday that they will use their enhanced Anti-Terrorism Act to try over 100 members of militant Islamic factions detained in the Punjab province this weekend. The crackdown comes shortly after the revelation that the bombers implicated...

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News Revised version of UN reform plan defines terror, empowers Council to stop genocide
Revised version of UN reform plan defines terror, empowers Council to stop genocide
Christopher Tate
July 23, 2005 03:49:00 pm

UN officials have released a revised version of plans to reform the 60-year old organization and its mandate, articulating for the first time a definition of terrorism ("the targeting and deliberate killing of civilians and noncombatants") to ground a...

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News Iranian judiciary reports human rights violations in prisons
Iranian judiciary reports human rights violations in prisons
Christopher Tate
July 23, 2005 03:47:00 pm

The Iranian judiciary released a report Saturday detailing what it called widespread instances of human rights violations, from solitary confinement to physically coerced confessions. A law passed last year banning torture is frequently ignored, according...

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News California court rejects electricity regulation initiative
California court rejects electricity regulation initiative
Christopher Tate
July 23, 2005 03:23:00 pm

California's Third District Court of Appeal ruled late Friday that Proposition 80 , a ballot initiative that would expand the power of the California Public Utilities Commission , violated the state constitution and struck it from...

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News Egyptians hedging on extradition of London bombing detainee
Egyptians hedging on extradition of London bombing detainee
Christopher Tate
July 16, 2005 04:16:00 pm

Egyptian security officials hedged Saturday on their willingness to comply with a request by British officials for the extradition of Magdy Mahmoud Mustafa el-Nashar, currently detained in Cairo in connection with the July 7 bombings in London ....

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News Kyrgyz Constitutional Court declares victor in presidential elections
Kyrgyz Constitutional Court declares victor in presidential elections
Christopher Tate
July 16, 2005 04:12:00 pm

The Kyrgyz Constitutional Court Saturday declared interim Prime Minister Kurmanbek Bakiyev the winner of the Kyrgyz presidential election, held on July 10 after the resignation of former president Askar Akayev . Article...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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