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UN officials concerned over activists rights in Burundi
Jacqueline Jones
November 25, 2014 01:11:15 pm

An official for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on Tuesday stated that human rights activists in Burundi have been the subjects of threats and defamation for their current role...

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Obama announces immigration reforms
Jacqueline Jones
November 21, 2014 11:06:58 am

US President Barack Obama on Thursday announced execution action on immigration that would allow 4.7 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the US. The reform allows immigrants that have been in the US for more than five...

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News Rights group finds repeated violations of Egypt’s constitution
Rights group finds repeated violations of Egypt’s constitution
Jacqueline Jones
November 18, 2014 12:57:19 pm

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) on Tuesday released a study pointing to at least 12 violations of 12 articles of Egypt's constitution , which passed in January of this year. ANHRI alleges that...

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News Federal court denies challenge to clergy housing allowance
Federal court denies challenge to clergy housing allowance
Jacqueline Jones
November 14, 2014 11:28:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday reversed the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Court decision that a portion of the tax code...

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Amnesty urges accountability for torture in Philippines
Jacqueline Jones
November 10, 2014 01:54:58 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged accountability for torture in the Philippines, noting that five years after the enactment of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 , there have still been no convictions. Salil Shetty, AI's...

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News Indiana supreme court upholds state’s right-to-work law
Indiana supreme court upholds state’s right-to-work law
Jacqueline Jones
November 7, 2014 11:15:32 am

The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state's right-to-work law , stating it did not violate the state's constitution. The 5-0 decision was from an appeal from the Indiana trial court which declared...

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News Supreme Court lets New York City pregnancy center ordinance stand
Supreme Court lets New York City pregnancy center ordinance stand
Jacqueline Jones
November 4, 2014 09:01:07 am

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to rule on a challenge to New York City Administrative Code § 20-816 , which requires non-profit crisis pregnancy centers to disclose whether they have a licensed...

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News Rights group finds evidence of cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine
Rights group finds evidence of cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine
Jacqueline Jones
October 21, 2014 01:37:24 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported on evidence of the use of cluster bombs by the Ukrainian government on the city of Donetsk, a heavily populated civilian area in eastern Ukraine. The bombs have...

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Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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