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News Rights group files criminal complaint over murder of DRC rights advocates
Rights group files criminal complaint over murder of DRC rights advocates
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 5, 2014 08:32:14 am

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) filed a criminal complaint in Senegal Wednesday against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) police officer Paul Mwilambwe for his alleged involvement in the slaying...

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News Slovakia amends constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman
Slovakia amends constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 5, 2014 07:44:50 am

The Slovakia National Council amended the country's constitution on Wednesday to specifically define marriage as the unique bond between one man and one woman. Of the 123 members of Slovakia's...

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News Final known US prisoner of war released in exchange for Guantanamo detainees
Final known US prisoner of war released in exchange for Guantanamo detainees
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 1, 2014 10:50:24 am

US President Barack Obama announced Saturday that prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl had been released into US custody in exchange for five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. Bergdahl was the only confirmed US prisoner of war...

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News 34 Morsi supporters convicted and fined in Egypt court
34 Morsi supporters convicted and fined in Egypt court
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 1, 2014 10:08:36 am

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 34 supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi each to two years in prison and a USD $1,600 fine for their alleged participation in violence during celebrations of the three-year anniversary of...

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News Europe rights court upholds conviction of Croatia war criminal
Europe rights court upholds conviction of Croatia war criminal
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 29, 2014 10:38:29 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld the conviction of former Croatian army commander Fred Margus on Wednesday. Margus challenged his 2007 conviction for war crimes against civilians during the 1990s Yugoslav wars...

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News Federal judge issues stay on death penalty in Ohio
Federal judge issues stay on death penalty in Ohio
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 29, 2014 09:08:21 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered a temporary moratorium on executions in Ohio on Wednesday. The stay is intended to allow attorneys time to complete discovery and...

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News Supreme Court rules Secret Service agents entitled to immunity while protecting president
Supreme Court rules Secret Service agents entitled to immunity while protecting president
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 28, 2014 08:18:46 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that US Secret Service agents are entitled to qualified immunity despite having treated a group of protesters differently based on their viewpoints. In 2004 while then-president George...

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News Thai military government seeks to restrict dissent, limit protests
Thai military government seeks to restrict dissent, limit protests
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 25, 2014 02:47:50 pm

Thailand's military released several statements on Sunday in an effort to smother dissent following the military overthrow of the government last Thursday. Deputy army spokesman Winthai Suvaree said in a televised statement : We would like...

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News California senate committee approves bill requiring warning labels for sugary drinks
California senate committee approves bill requiring warning labels for sugary drinks
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 25, 2014 01:58:08 pm

The Appropriations Committee of the California State Senate on Friday voted 5-2 to pass a measure requiring distributors of bottled or canned sugary drinks to fix warning labels to the beverage container ...

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News UN rights chief condemns Syria government, rebels for suffering in Aleppo
UN rights chief condemns Syria government, rebels for suffering in Aleppo
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 22, 2014 07:06:26 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned both the Syrian government and the armed rebels for their callousness towards the hardships both groups have imposed on the people of Aleppo. Pillay...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Night of the Murdered Poets takes place in USSR

Soviet authorities under Josef Stalin executed a group of 13 Jewish intellectuals from the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, an organization dedicated to supporting the Soviet war effort against Nazi Germany, on August 12, 1952. The 13 stood accused of supporting the US and Zionism as well as trying to create an independent republic in Crimea, which all but one falsely confessed to under torture. Learn more about the Night of the Murdered Poets from the World Jewish Congress and Forward. Also read a history of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee from the Jewish Virtual Library.

Swiss banks agreed to compensate Holocaust victims for holding assets

On August 12, 1998, Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The plaintiffs had alleged that the banks had kept millions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims before and during World War II. Read CNN's original report of the story.

City of Chicago founded

On August 12, 1833, the City of Chicago was founded. The city was later formally incorporated with a town charter on March 4, 1837.
Learn more about the history of Chicago's charter from the Encyclopedia of Chicago.

Former Japan PM convicted of accepting bribes

On August 12, 1983, the former Prime Minister of Japan, Tanaka Kakuei was convicted of accepting bribes while in office and sentenced to 4 years in jail. He came to be described as "the paragon of post war corruption" for taking money from the defense contractor Boeing in exchange for favorable contracts. Also on this day, Nikita Kruschev famously banged his shoe on the table during a heated argument before the United Nations General Assembly.

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