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UN top officials concerned over human rights violations in Congo
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 13, 2016 01:01:01 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Wednesday over reports coming out of the Republic of Congo regarding an apparent Government security operation in an area...

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News New Jersey judge determines Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen
New Jersey judge determines Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 13, 2016 12:20:14 pm

A New Jersey administrative law judge, Jeff Masin, ruled on Tuesday that presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen of the US and is thus eligible to be placed on the New Jersey primary ticket....

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News UN rights experts raise concerns over Egypt crackdown on human rights defenders
UN rights experts raise concerns over Egypt crackdown on human rights defenders
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 11, 2016 01:20:43 pm

Three UN human rights experts experts urged Egypt on Monday to cease its ongoing crackdown on humans rights defenders and organizations. They stated that Egypt is failing in its international responsibility to provide a safe and enabling environment...

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News Virginia governor amends alternative execution bill
Virginia governor amends alternative execution bill
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 11, 2016 01:01:27 pm

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Sunday offered amendments to an alternative execution bill (HB 815) that would have required the use of the electric chair if lethal injections are unavailable. McAuliffe scrapped the bill's provision [AP...

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DOJ files antitrust suit to block proposed oilfield merger
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 6, 2016 01:25:29 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Wednesday to block Halliburton's proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes, Inc. . The two companies are giants in the oilfield services industry and together would...

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UN rights experts urge Mexico to support human rights defenders
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 6, 2016 01:16:50 pm

Three UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Mexican authorities to support human rights groups who are facing extreme criticism in national media. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst said that...

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News HRW: Venezuela police raids targeting, abusing low-income communities
HRW: Venezuela police raids targeting, abusing low-income communities
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 4, 2016 01:11:27 pm

Police and military raids in low-income communities in Venezuela are leading to allegations of widespread abuse, the Venezuelan Human Rights Education-Action Program (PROVEA) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a joint report issued Monday. Titled "Unchecked...

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Supreme Court declines to rule in Wal-Mart class action appeal
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 4, 2016 12:32:20 pm

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari on Monday in two cases regarding Wal-Mart Stores . The petition raised the issue of whether the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause prohibits a state...

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News UN rights office concerned about extra-judicial execution in West Bank
UN rights office concerned about extra-judicial execution in West Bank
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
March 30, 2016 01:11:35 pm

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights , Rupert Colville, said Wednesday that his office is concerned about the apparent extra-judicial execution of a Palestinian man in the West Bank last week. The execution occurred...

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Virginia governor vetoes religious freedom bill
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
March 30, 2016 12:50:14 pm

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday vetoed Senate Bill 41 , otherwise known as the Religious Freedom; Marriage Solemnization, Participation, and Beliefs Act. The law had passed through Virginia's Senate and had been presented...

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First Fleet departs from England to establish penal colony in Australia

On May 13, 1787, the First Fleet departed from England, carrying 780 British convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Led by Captain Arthur Philip, all eleven ships arrived safely in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia in January of 1788.

Read Captain Philip's account of his voyage on Project Gutenberg, and learn more about the journey and its impact from First Fleet online.

Federal government denied funding to segregated school districts

On May 13, 1966, the US federal government took its first action against violators of the desegregation guidelines of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying federal education funding for 12 segregated Southern school districts. Learn more about school desegregation.

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