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News UN officials concerned over activists rights in Burundi
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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News Amnesty urges accountability for torture in Philippines
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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French June Rebellion ends

A republican uprising known as the June Rebellion was put down by French authorities in Paris on June 6, 1832. The rebels sought the abdication of French King Louis Philippe I, who assumed the throne two years prior following the overthrow of King Charles X. Louis Philippe would go on to rule until 1848 when he was overthrown in the wave of revolutions that took hold across Europe that year. Author Victor Hugo would later dramatize the June Rebellion in his novel Les Miserables Read excerpts of contemporary coverage about the June Rebellion from the Guardian.

Count Camillo di Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy, dies

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