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News Russia criticizes US human rights record
Russia criticizes US human rights record
Jerry Votava
December 29, 2011 05:07:54 pm

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a report on Wednesday strongly criticizing the human rights record of a number of countries including the United States. Twenty pages of the 90-page report focus on the United...

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News UN rights groups urge probe of torture and killings by Haiti police
UN rights groups urge probe of torture and killings by Haiti police
Jerry Votava
December 28, 2011 12:48:30 pm

The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Human Rights Section of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) issued two reports on Tuesday detailing activities such as torture...

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News Mexico authorities disrupt Gaddafi son attempt to enter country
Mexico authorities disrupt Gaddafi son attempt to enter country
Jerry Votava
December 8, 2011 07:40:05 am

Saadi Gaddafi, son of deceased former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , was implicated Wednesday in a plot to flee to Mexico by the Secretary of the Interior . The announcement [press release,...

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News UN SG calls on leaders to answer demands for development rights
UN SG calls on leaders to answer demands for development rights
Jerry Votava
December 5, 2011 01:15:54 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged global leaders to answer calls for the right to development . Ban's comments mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development , which...

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News FDA to appeal order blocking new tobacco warning label requirements
FDA to appeal order blocking new tobacco warning label requirements
Jerry Votava
December 1, 2011 09:29:36 am

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday filed notice that it intends to appeal an injunction that blocked new graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. In early November, a judge for the US District...

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News Report alleges corruption, torture in Russia lawyer prison death
Report alleges corruption, torture in Russia lawyer prison death
Jerry Votava
November 28, 2011 12:44:45 pm

A private investigative report issued on Monday detailed the denial of medical treatment to and severe physical abuse of former Russian lawyer and purported whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky , who died in a...

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News Philip Morris sues to block new Australia tobacco label requirements
Philip Morris sues to block new Australia tobacco label requirements
Jerry Votava
November 21, 2011 01:12:45 pm

Philip Morris Asia Ltd. (PMA) on Monday initiated legal proceedings on behalf of its Australian subsidiary Philip Morris Ltd. against the Australian government to block new plain package labeling requirements for tobacco products...

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News ICTY orders Mladic medical exam
ICTY orders Mladic medical exam
Jerry Votava
November 16, 2011 12:19:27 pm

A panel of judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday ordered the appointment of a medical expert to conduct a medical examination and issue a report...

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News UN rights office voices concern over Egypt military trial for blogger
UN rights office voices concern over Egypt military trial for blogger
Jerry Votava
November 14, 2011 02:30:57 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern on Friday regarding recent events in Egypt, "including the military trial and jailing of a blogger/activist." The blogger, Alaa Abdel...

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News Latin American countries join DOJ in South Carolina immigration law challenge
Latin American countries join DOJ in South Carolina immigration law challenge
Jerry Votava
November 9, 2011 01:43:43 pm

Sixteen Latin American, Caribbean and South American governments have filed supporting briefs in a lawsuit filed last week by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the South Carolina's newly adopted immigration law [SB 20...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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