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News Congo war crimes suspect surrenders at US embassy in Rwanda
Congo war crimes suspect surrenders at US embassy in Rwanda
Dan Taglioli
March 19, 2013 10:59:03 am

Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC...

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News Senate panel approves bill to reinstate assault weapons ban
Senate panel approves bill to reinstate assault weapons ban
Dan Taglioli
March 18, 2013 10:25:01 am

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices capable of holding more than 10 rounds. Passed Thursday on a party line vote of 10-8,...

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News Afghanistan tribunal sentences perpetrators of Kabul Bank fraud
Afghanistan tribunal sentences perpetrators of Kabul Bank fraud
Dan Taglioli
March 5, 2013 10:57:57 am

A special court in Afghanistan on Tuesday sentenced 20 men to four to five years in prison for their involvement in the USD $935 million fraud that led to the 2010 collapse of Kabul Bank. Founder and former chairman...

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News UAE begins trial of 94 activists charged in alleged coup plot
UAE begins trial of 94 activists charged in alleged coup plot
Dan Taglioli
March 4, 2013 10:46:09 am

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday began the trial of 94 people charged with plotting to overthrow the government. The group of defendants includes unnamed doctors, academics, lawyers and other professionals arrested over the...

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News UN experts concerned over proliferation of private security companies in Honduras
UN experts concerned over proliferation of private security companies in Honduras
Dan Taglioli
February 26, 2013 10:58:42 am

A group of UN independent experts on Monday urged the government of Honduras to increase its oversight of the 706 registered and numerous unregistered private security companies operating in the country. The Working Group on the use...

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News Philippines president signs law to compensate victims of martial law abuses
Philippines president signs law to compensate victims of martial law abuses
Dan Taglioli
February 25, 2013 11:10:10 am

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on Monday signed legislation to compensate the victims of human rights abuses committed 27 years ago under the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos . The Human Rights Victims Reparation...

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News Egypt high court remands parliamentary election law to legislature for amendment
Egypt high court remands parliamentary election law to legislature for amendment
Dan Taglioli
February 18, 2013 10:09:16 am

The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court announced Monday that it has rejected parts of the draft election law that will govern the country's upcoming parliamentary elections. While the court must ratify the legislation before it can be enacted...

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News Michigan labor groups file federal lawsuit against ‘right-to-work’ law
Michigan labor groups file federal lawsuit against ‘right-to-work’ law
Dan Taglioli
February 12, 2013 12:51:27 pm

The Michigan State AFL-CIO (MIAFLCIO), the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council and other labor groups filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday challenging...

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News UN rights experts urge Iran to release detained opposition leaders
UN rights experts urge Iran to release detained opposition leaders
Dan Taglioli
February 12, 2013 11:53:36 am

Three independent UN human rights experts on Monday called for the immediate release of two key opposition leaders and their family members in Iran. Former presidential candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mir Hossein Mossavi have been confined to...

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News Afghanistan government confirms UN findings of prisoner torture
Afghanistan government confirms UN findings of prisoner torture
Dan Taglioli
February 11, 2013 10:50:03 am

An Afghan government commission announced Monday that it has confirmed the findings of a report released last month by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that revealed widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners in...

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Ku Klux Klan trials began in South Carolina

On November 28, 1871, Ku Klux Klan trials began in US District Court in South Carolina as part of a federal effort to halt growing White violence in the former Confederate states.

Read a book review of Lou Faulkner Williams, The Great South Carolina Ku Klux Klan Trials, 1871-1872 (1996) and learn more about the early history of the Klan.

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