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News Hate crimes against US Muslims down since 9/11: report
Hate crimes against US Muslims down since 9/11: report
David Weber
December 4, 2008 12:04:00 pm

Hate crimes committed against Arab Americans have been steadily decreasing since the 9/11 attacks , according to a report released Thursday by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee . The report found that there were 120...

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HRW report warns of Congo war crimes
David Weber
November 26, 2008 06:49:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned of possible war crimes being committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a new report released Tuesday. The rights group claims that since disputed...

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News Russian prosecutors urge judge’s dismissal as journalist murder trial reopened
Russian prosecutors urge judge’s dismissal as journalist murder trial reopened
David Weber
November 25, 2008 12:01:00 pm

Moscow Military District Court Judge Yevgeny Zubov on Tuesday reopened to the public the trial of three men accused of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya amid increasing confusion and calls from prosecutors for his removal...

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Europe rights commissioner concerned by France immigration policies
David Weber
November 20, 2008 12:02:00 pm

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg released a report Thursday saying that "French detention and immigration policies risk reducing human rights protection." laying out the findings of his visit to France in May,...

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New Iraq human rights commission praised by UN envoy
David Weber
November 18, 2008 11:57:00 am

UN envoy to Iraq Staffan de Mistura praised the country's new Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) on Monday, calling it a "milestone" for human rights in the region. The IHCHR was...

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Rights groups file lawsuit against ex-El Salvador president in Spain
David Weber
November 13, 2008 12:03:00 pm

The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos de España (APDHE) filed suit Thursday in Spain's National Court against Alfredo...

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Europe court overturns EU ruling rejecting Netherlands automobile emissions law
David Weber
November 6, 2008 12:14:00 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Thursday ruled that the European Commission (EC) should not have overturned a Dutch law requiring all new diesel-fueled vehicles to be...

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South Korea to back UN resolution on North Korea rights practices
David Weber
November 4, 2008 11:59:00 am

South Korea will join the European Union and Japan in supporting a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning North Korea's human rights practices, according to a South Korean foreign ministry official Tuesday. The resolution...

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News Federal judge sides with DOD on FOIA exemptions for Guantanamo transcripts
Federal judge sides with DOD on FOIA exemptions for Guantanamo transcripts
David Weber
October 30, 2008 10:05:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment Wednesday for the Department of Defense (DOD) , holding that unredacted transcripts allegedly containing evidence of torture used against...

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News Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders
Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders
David Weber
October 28, 2008 12:03:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on Laos to release leaders of the ethnic minority Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand and imprisoned in Laos for their roles in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Congress passed War Powers Act

On November 7, 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Act, overriding President Nixon's veto. Read the War Powers Act and review a summary of Congress and the War Power: Constitutional Anchor or Anachronism?, a seminar held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on October 15, 2001.

UN calls for UK, France and Israel to leave Egypt

On November 7, 1956, the United Nations General Assembly approved Resolution 1001, which called on the United Kingdom, France and Israel to pull all of their military forces out of Egypt. The Resolution came during the Suez Canal crisis, during which Israel invaded Egypt with the support of the U.K. and France, after Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. Read Resolution 1001.

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