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News Mubarak appears in court for retrial
Mubarak appears in court for retrial
Endia Vereen
August 25, 2013 09:45:22 am

Former Egyptian prime minister Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on Sunday to face retrial on complicity charges in the killing of over 100 protesters during the country's 2011 uprising. Mubarak was recently released from prison ...

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News UN SG: Syria chemical weapon use would constitute a crime against humanity
UN SG: Syria chemical weapon use would constitute a crime against humanity
Endia Vereen
August 25, 2013 09:22:28 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the escalating violence in Syria, insisting that any use of chemical weapons would constitute a crime against humanity with "serious results for the perpetrator." Ban called for an...

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News Pakistan high court denies request to transfer Musharraf trial
Pakistan high court denies request to transfer Musharraf trial
Endia Vereen
August 24, 2013 11:27:01 am

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the High Court of Bolochistan on Saturday dismissed a request to move former president Pervez Musharraf's trial over the killing of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti to...

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News UN rights expert urges US to ban use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement
UN rights expert urges US to ban use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement
Endia Vereen
August 24, 2013 10:55:56 am

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez on Friday urged the US government to ban the use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement. In several California prisons, hunger strikes began on July 8,...

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Paraguay Congress grants president power to order military interventions
Endia Vereen
August 23, 2013 09:56:48 am

Paraguay's Congress on Thursday officially granted President Horatio Cartes the power to order military interventions without prior legislative approval. The grant of power came after five security guards were were killed by...

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Federal appeals court strikes down Arizona abortion funding law
Endia Vereen
August 23, 2013 09:48:11 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday against an Arizona law that disqualified health providers which perform abortions, such as Planned Parenthood , from receiving public funds....

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Council of Europe questions UK on reaction to US surveillance program
Endia Vereen
August 22, 2013 12:10:54 pm

The Council of Europe on Wednesday expressed concern over the UK reaction to the exposure of the US surveillance program, asking for further information. British authorities allegedly threatened legal action against The Guardian and forced...

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Chile high court approves extradition of former Argentine judge
Endia Vereen
August 22, 2013 11:31:58 am

The Supreme Court of Chile on Wednesday approved the extradition of former Argentine judge, Otilio Romano, for human rights crimes. Romano fled to Chile two years ago to avoid trial for his alleged involvement in more than 100 crimes...

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New Zealand lawmakers approve government surveillance bill
Endia Vereen
August 21, 2013 10:32:31 am

The New Zealand parliament on Wednesday approveda bill expanding the power of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). Approved in a 61-59 vote, the legislation gives the GCSB increased power to support other state departments including...

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ACLU alleges discriminatory program to screen citizenship applications
Endia Vereen
August 21, 2013 10:07:11 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU) said Wednesday that they have uncovered a discriminatory national security program used by the US government to screen immigrants . In a lawsuit against the US Citizenship...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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