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News ICC Chief Procecutor visits Kenya to prepare for post-election violence trial
ICC Chief Procecutor visits Kenya to prepare for post-election violence trial
Dan Taglioli
October 22, 2012 12:17:15 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday began her first official visit to Kenya with a statement that the ICC will not delay the scheduled trial of four Kenyans...

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News Freed Russia feminist band member submits complaint to Europe rights court
Freed Russia feminist band member submits complaint to Europe rights court
Dan Taglioli
October 19, 2012 10:49:05 am

The recently freed member of the controversial Russian feminist rock collective Pussy Riot announced Friday that she has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights . Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, is...

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News Council of Europe rules against Greece labor reform measures
Council of Europe rules against Greece labor reform measures
Dan Taglioli
October 19, 2012 10:27:57 am

The Council of Europe found Friday that two labor reforms adopted by Greece as part of wider efforts to curb the nation's financial crises were illegal. The Council's non-binding ruling concerned two measures passed by...

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News Botswana High Court strikes down male-dominated inheritance law system
Botswana High Court strikes down male-dominated inheritance law system
Dan Taglioli
October 12, 2012 11:32:58 am

The High Court of Botswana on Friday struck down longstanding local customary laws that prevented women from inheriting their family home. Judge Key Dingake ruled that such laws are not in line with the...

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News Mexico Senate passes anti-money laundering bill
Mexico Senate passes anti-money laundering bill
Dan Taglioli
October 12, 2012 10:02:59 am

Mexico's Senate gave final approval to a federal anti-money laundering law Thursday in the nation's latest effort to subdue the country's powerful drug cartels. Passed by the lower congressional house earlier this year, the legislation...

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News Maldives ex-president arrested for violating court-imposed travel ban
Maldives ex-president arrested for violating court-imposed travel ban
Dan Taglioli
October 8, 2012 11:25:48 am

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was arrested and Monday for leaving the capital city of Male in contravention of a court summons and a court-imposed travel ban. Nasheed has twice failed to appear in court [AP...

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News AI: Rwanda military intelligence unlawfully detaining, torturing civilians
AI: Rwanda military intelligence unlawfully detaining, torturing civilians
Dan Taglioli
October 8, 2012 10:29:51 am

Rwandan citizens are being subject to unlawful detention, enforced disappearances and torture at the hands of the country's military intelligence department, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. "Rwanda: Shrouded in Secrecy: Illegal Detention and...

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News UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
Dan Taglioli
October 5, 2012 11:36:36 am

The Queen's Bench Division on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial Administration in the...

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News Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-package law
Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-package law
Dan Taglioli
October 5, 2012 10:21:09 am

The High Court of Australia on Friday published its reasons for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act) ....

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News Cambodia court sentences rights activist to 20 years in prison
Cambodia court sentences rights activist to 20 years in prison
Dan Taglioli
October 2, 2012 07:14:40 am

A prominent Cambodian radio broadcaster and rights activist was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Monday after being convicted of insurrection and inciting rebellion against the state. Mam Sonando, 71, runs the independent Beehive radio station and has been...

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US Senate passes Civil Rights Act of 1964

The US Senate passed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 on June 19, 1964 following months of intense debate. The act mandated the end of racial segregation in businesses and public places across the US. Segregationists such as Senator Richard Russell vociferously opposed the legislation and began a filibuster in March that lasted until June. The Senate finally passed the bill with an amendment that month by a 73–27 margin. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill on July 2, 1964 the day the House passed the version as amended by the Senate. Learn more about the Civil Rights Act's journey in the US Senate.

Rosenbergs executed for atomic espionage

On June 19, 1953, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the electric chair at Sing Sing ended one of the most sensational cases of the McCarthy era. It was the first execution of civilians for espionage in US history. Learn more about the trial of the Rosenbergs.

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