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News Documents reveal CIA briefed lawmakers on enhanced interrogation techniques
Documents reveal CIA briefed lawmakers on enhanced interrogation techniques
Haley Wojdowski
February 25, 2010 07:19:00 am

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) briefed lawmakers between 2001 and 2007 on the specifics of enhanced interrogation techniques, according to declassified documents made public by Judicial Watch on...

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News ICC deputy prosecutor in Guinea to investigate September massacre
ICC deputy prosecutor in Guinea to investigate September massacre
Haley Wojdowski
February 18, 2010 12:25:00 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) deputy prosecutor Fatou Bensouda arrived in Guinea Wednesday for a three-day investigation into the killing of more than 150 civilians in Conakry in September. During her investigation, Bensouda will...

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News Cluster munitions treaty to take effect August 1 after 30 countries ratify
Cluster munitions treaty to take effect August 1 after 30 countries ratify
Haley Wojdowski
February 17, 2010 01:15:00 pm

The UN announced on Tuesday that the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will enter into force on August 1 after being ratified by 30 countries. Burkina Faso and Moldova both submitted their instruments of...

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News Former HealthSouth executive sentenced to 5 months in prison
Former HealthSouth executive sentenced to 5 months in prison
Haley Wojdowski
February 17, 2010 12:33:00 pm

A judge from the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama sentenced former HealthSouth executive Ken Livesay to five months in prison on Tuesday for his involvement in the company's...

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News Rights group criticizes Sri Lanka court-martial of defeated opposition candidate
Rights group criticizes Sri Lanka court-martial of defeated opposition candidate
Haley Wojdowski
February 11, 2010 12:19:00 pm

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on Thursday criticized Sri Lanka's plans to court-martial defeated opposition presidential candidate and former general Sarath Fonseka . The Sri Lankan Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) announced...

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News Myanmar court sentences US rights activist to 3 years for fraud
Myanmar court sentences US rights activist to 3 years for fraud
Haley Wojdowski
February 10, 2010 01:21:00 pm

A court in Myanmar on Wednesday convicted rights activist and US citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin, also known as Nyi Nyi Aung , on charges of fraud and forgery. Aung was sentenced to three years in prison [AFP...

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News China top judge urges increased efforts to reduce corruption in courts
China top judge urges increased efforts to reduce corruption in courts
Haley Wojdowski
February 4, 2010 11:11:00 am

The president of China's Supreme People's Court , Wang Shengjun , called Wednesday for increased efforts to fight corruption in the country's court system. While Shengjun noted that progress has been...

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News China police arrest 3 for involvement in tainted milk scandal
China police arrest 3 for involvement in tainted milk scandal
Haley Wojdowski
February 3, 2010 01:23:00 pm

A Chinese police official said Wednesday that three people have been arrested for their involvement in the 2008 melamine-tainted milk scandal . The general manager of Lekang Dairy Co., Zhang Wenxue, as well as vice...

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News Switzerland to accept 2 Uighur Guantanamo detainees
Switzerland to accept 2 Uighur Guantanamo detainees
Haley Wojdowski
February 3, 2010 12:15:00 pm

The Swiss Federal Council announced Wednesday that it would accept two Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay . The council decided to admit the detainees for humanitarian reasons, despite the Chinese citizenship of both Uighurs and...

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Canada privacy commissioner launches new Facebook probe
Haley Wojdowski
January 28, 2010 12:02:00 pm

The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner announced Thursday that it would launch a new probe of Facebook to investigate privacy issues in response to a recent complaint. Facebook's privacy tool, which it introduced...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US spy Nathan Hale executed in New York

US spy Nathan Hale was executed on September 22, 1776 after he was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Hale went to British-occupied New York City to gather intelligence on military operations. He was captured and executed within a month, purportedly declaring "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death at the age of 21. Learn more from the American Battlefield Trust.

Eight executed for witchcraft in Salem

On September 22, 1692, two men and six women were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more about the Salem witchcraft trials in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in UK history

On September 22, 1896, Queen Victoria became the longest-reigning monarch in English history. One of the country's most successful rulers, Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire to its greatest height of power during her reign of 63 years and 7 months. Read Victoria's speeches to the British Parliament from Archive.org.

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