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News Europe court rules France did not violate detainees’ rights
Europe court rules France did not violate detainees’ rights
Gabriela Forbes
March 29, 2010 10:18:00 am

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Monday that France had not violated the rights of detainees to be brought promptly before a judicial officer. In a case brought...

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News France court convicts neo-Nazi group members
France court convicts neo-Nazi group members
Gabriela Forbes
March 20, 2010 11:38:00 am

The criminal court of Evry on Thursday convicted 14 members of neo-Nazi group Nomad 88. The defendants faced charges for their participation in a combat group, the illegal detention of weapons and explosives, and...

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News France court opens neo-Nazi trial
France court opens neo-Nazi trial
Gabriela Forbes
March 16, 2010 06:47:00 am

The trial of 14 members of a neo-Nazi group, Nomad 88, opened Monday before the criminal court of Evry, in the Parisian suburbs. Founded in 2008 to "purge" the suburbs, the group gained public attention in...

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News France court orders far-right anti-Islamic posters removed
France court orders far-right anti-Islamic posters removed
Gabriela Forbes
March 13, 2010 10:24:00 am

A court of first instance in Marseilles Friday ordered that anti-Islamic campaign posters put up by the far-right National Front be taken down . The posters ,...

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News EU court dismisses challenge to emissions trading rules
EU court dismisses challenge to emissions trading rules
Gabriela Forbes
March 3, 2010 06:16:00 am

The General Court of the EU on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the EU's Emissions Trading Directive brought by Luxembourg-based Arcelor , the world's largest steel producer. The company sought both the...

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News France court seeks high court ruling on constitutionality of police custody
France court seeks high court ruling on constitutionality of police custody
Gabriela Forbes
March 2, 2010 07:47:00 am

The Paris Criminal Court on Monday asked the highest court of appeal, the Court of Cassation , to determine the constitutionality of police custody under article 63-4 of the code of criminal procedure. The request...

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News France women’s group takes legal action to ban ‘veiled’ candidate from election
France women’s group takes legal action to ban ‘veiled’ candidate from election
Gabriela Forbes
February 23, 2010 10:15:00 am

The French branch of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA) initiated proceedings Sunday against the participation of a 'veiled' candidate in the upcoming French regional elections, following the dismissal of its initial legal...

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    An ABC News correspondent, Bill Stewart, was shot and killed on June 20, 1979, by a member of the Nicaraguan National Guard while on assignment in the civil-war-torn Central American country. Video of the execution-style shooting sparked outrage in the US and drastically reduced the country's support for Nicaragua's right-wing Somoza regime. Read a retrospective on the incident from ABC, and read a statement from then-President Jimmy Carter on Stewart's murder.  

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