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News Mali coup leader agrees to return constitutional rule
Mali coup leader agrees to return constitutional rule
Jamie Davis
April 7, 2012 10:39:04 am

Coup leader Amadou Haya Sanogo, who took control of Mali last month, on Friday signed an agreement in which he agreed to return constitutional power to the country. The coup, headed by Sanogo took power over...

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News Russia gay rights activists arrested for violating new law
Russia gay rights activists arrested for violating new law
Jamie Davis
April 7, 2012 10:07:17 am

Two Russian gay rights activists were arrested in St. Petersburg on Thursday for violating a new law banning promotion of homosexuality to minors that became effective last month . The two activists were arrested for picketing against the...

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News Former Ukraine PM allowed to receive medical treatment outside of jail
Former Ukraine PM allowed to receive medical treatment outside of jail
Jamie Davis
April 2, 2012 01:56:26 pm

Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General on Monday granted a request for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment outside of the jail in...

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News France approves first extradition to Rwanda
France approves first extradition to Rwanda
Jamie Davis
March 31, 2012 10:59:06 am

A French court in the town of Rouen decided that French-Rwandan citizen Claude Muhayimana can be sent to Rwanda to face charges concerning his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , reports said on Friday. An international arrest...

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News UN rights office urges Chile to pass anti-discrimination law
UN rights office urges Chile to pass anti-discrimination law
Jamie Davis
March 31, 2012 10:16:16 am

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged the Chilean government to pass a new law aimed to protect its citizens from discrimination based on their sexual and gender identities. Spokesperson...

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News UN rights decries enforced disappearance as one of the worst crimes
UN rights decries enforced disappearance as one of the worst crimes
Jamie Davis
March 26, 2012 01:58:09 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human RightsNavi Pillay on Monday cited enforced disappearances as one of the most heinous crimes during her opening statement to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances. Pillay complimented the committee for focusing part...

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News Iraq police officers arrested after detainees escape prison
Iraq police officers arrested after detainees escape prison
Jamie Davis
March 24, 2012 11:01:01 am

More than 20 Iraqi police officers were arrested and face interrogation Saturday following the escape of 19 detainees from a temporary prison in Iraq. The group of escapees, who were being held at the al-Tasfirat prison in the city...

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News Canada high court orders judges to consider Aboriginal history when sentencing
Canada high court orders judges to consider Aboriginal history when sentencing
Jamie Davis
March 24, 2012 10:33:55 am

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday issued a decision requiring sentencing judges to consider the history of oppression that Aboriginal offenders may have experienced when determining appropriate sentences. The court determined that sentencing judges should...

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News Italy high court recognizes right of same-sex couples to have ‘family life’
Italy high court recognizes right of same-sex couples to have ‘family life’
Jamie Davis
March 17, 2012 09:50:18 am

The Italian Supreme Court on Friday recognized same-sex couple's right to have a family life after it denied a same-sex couple's right to have their foreign marriage recognized in the country. The ruling is expected...

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News UN human rights chief calls for fair Guinea-Bissau presidential election
UN human rights chief calls for fair Guinea-Bissau presidential election
Jamie Davis
March 17, 2012 09:11:17 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the people of Guinea-Bissau Friday to ensure that the country's upcoming presidential election is free and fair and warned that any violence during the election...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Senate passes Civil Rights Act of 1964

The US Senate passed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 on June 19, 1964 following months of intense debate. The act mandated the end of racial segregation in businesses and public places across the US. Segregationists such as Senator Richard Russell vociferously opposed the legislation and began a filibuster in March that lasted until June. The Senate finally passed the bill with an amendment that month by a 73–27 margin. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill on July 2, 1964 the day the House passed the version as amended by the Senate. Learn more about the Civil Rights Act's journey in the US Senate.

Rosenbergs executed for atomic espionage

On June 19, 1953, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the electric chair at Sing Sing ended one of the most sensational cases of the McCarthy era. It was the first execution of civilians for espionage in US history. Learn more about the trial of the Rosenbergs.

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