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News UN rights experts urge Tanzania to prevent discrimination against women
UN rights experts urge Tanzania to prevent discrimination against women
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 1, 2015 01:13:18 pm

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Wednesday urged Tanzania to enforce its international obligations to prevent discrimination against women. The call comes after two women brought suit arguing that customary...

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News UN Annual Humanitarian Overview for the situation in Palestine released
UN Annual Humanitarian Overview for the situation in Palestine released
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 28, 2015 04:20:12 pm

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Thursday released its 2014 Annual Humanitarian Overview , noting that Palestinian civilians continue to face daily threats to their physical safety and liberty, with 2014 holding...

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News Nigeria holds presidential elections amid violence
Nigeria holds presidential elections amid violence
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 28, 2015 03:01:09 pm

Nigeria held its presidential and gubernatorial elections Saturday in spite of violent attacks against voters by Boko Haram . The elections, originally scheduled for February 14, were postponed as Nigeria attempted to eradicate Boko...

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News Myanmar authorities charge education law protesters
Myanmar authorities charge education law protesters
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 25, 2015 01:45:51 pm

Myanmar authorities on wednesday charged 69 protesters for demonstrating against the Myanmar National Education Law . The law has faced tremendous criticism from the public since its passage in 2014, in part due to lawmakers' lack of...

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News Supreme Court revives pregnant worker’s discrimination suit
Supreme Court revives pregnant worker’s discrimination suit
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 25, 2015 12:56:57 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-3 in Young v. United Parcel Service that a plaintiff may satisfy the requirement to show a prima facie case of discrimination under the Pregnancy Discrimination...

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DOD ordered to release detainee abuse photos
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 21, 2015 11:05:41 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Friday that the Department of Defense (DOD) must release photographs requested by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...

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News Obama administration publishes federal fracking regulations
Obama administration publishes federal fracking regulations
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 21, 2015 10:13:56 am

US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Friday announced the publication of a rule regulating fracking on federal land . The rule is intended to ensure that wells are properly constructed to protect...

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UN rights office urges impartial investigation of Macedonia political figures
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 19, 2015 07:13:39 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the ongoing political predicament surrounding the release of incriminating audio recordings of conversations between officials in the Former Yugoslav Republic...

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News UN investigators call for prosecution of Syria war crimes
UN investigators call for prosecution of Syria war crimes
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 18, 2015 12:50:57 pm

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria expressed concern Tuesday about atrocities and abuses in Syria by both the Assad regime and anti-government armed groups, advocating for UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal...

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Two charged, five detained for murder of Russia former deputy PM
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 8, 2015 10:31:10 am

Five men appeared in a Moscow courtroom Sunday for charges relating to the murder of liberal Russian political activist and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov . Nemstov was shot in the back four times on...

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Nazis arrest White Rose leaders

On February 18, 1943, the Nazi government of Germany arrested the two leaders of the White Rose movement, brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl. The White Rose was a German group, primarily comprised of students, that advocated non-violent resistance to the Nazi government in Germany. After the Scholls were arrested, the remaining members of the White Rose were captured by the end of 1943. The Scholls were convicted of treason on February 22, 1943, and sentenced to death. Read the pamphlets spread by the members of the White Rose.

Chicago Seven verdicts rendered

On February 18, 1970, a US jury rendered its verdicts in the trial of the Chicago Seven, who were charged in connection with the violence that had erupted at the 1968 Democratic Convention. The jury acquitted all defendants on conspiracy while finding five guilty of intent to incite a riot while crossing state lines. Learn more about the trial of the Chicago Seven from Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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