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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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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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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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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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