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News Fiji to lift state of emergency laws
Fiji to lift state of emergency laws
John Paul Putney
January 2, 2012 01:14:16 pm

Fiji's military ruler, Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama announced Sunday that the nation's state of emergency laws will be lifted this week to facilitate a nationwide consultation process for a new constitution. The announcement was cautiously...

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News India upper parliament house fails to pass anti-corruption bill
India upper parliament house fails to pass anti-corruption bill
John Paul Putney
December 30, 2011 12:52:49 pm

The Indian upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha , on Thursday failed to pass an anti-corruption bill that proposed the creation of an official anti-corruption agency known as Lokpal. The upper house met in an...

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News Iran court sentences opposition leader to 8 years in prison
Iran court sentences opposition leader to 8 years in prison
John Paul Putney
December 30, 2011 12:03:30 pm

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court on Wednesday sentenced opposition figure and former Iranian foreign minister Ebrahim Yazdi to eight years in prison for attempting to act against national security. Yazdi was also banned from civic activities for five years [AFP...

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News China activist on trial for inciting disturbance, fraud
China activist on trial for inciting disturbance, fraud
John Paul Putney
December 29, 2011 09:48:32 pm

Chinese housing activist and lawyer, Ni Yulan, and her husband, Dong Jiqin, went on trial Thursday on charges of fraud and "inciting a disturbance" in Beijing. Lying on a stretcher and relying on an oxygen machine , Ni...

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News Obama administration urges Supreme Court to reject Texas legislature redistricting maps
Obama administration urges Supreme Court to reject Texas legislature redistricting maps
John Paul Putney
December 29, 2011 11:07:31 am

The Obama administration, arguing as amicus curiae in Perry, et al. v. Perez, et al., pressed the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject a redistricting map drawn by the Texas legislature which was not...

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News Russia rights council condemns Khodorkovsky conviction
Russia rights council condemns Khodorkovsky conviction
John Paul Putney
December 21, 2011 12:40:44 pm

The Russia Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights under President Dmitry Medvedev called for the prosecutor general to petition to annul the conviction of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences former political leaders to life in prison
Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences former political leaders to life in prison
John Paul Putney
December 21, 2011 11:50:57 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday sentenced former Rwandan political party leaders, Matthieu Ngirumpatse and Edouard Karemera, to life in prison for their role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide ....

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News Argentina must protect rights of indigenous groups: UN expert
Argentina must protect rights of indigenous groups: UN expert
John Paul Putney
December 9, 2011 09:09:10 am

UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights , James Anaya , on Thursday urged Argentina to strengthen protection of human rights, rights to education and land ownership for indigenous groups as well as to establish sorely needed dialogue...

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News Mladic pleads not guilty, trial set for March
Mladic pleads not guilty, trial set for March
John Paul Putney
December 9, 2011 08:00:11 am

Former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic , after previously refusing to enter a plea in any of the charges against him, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges linked to the...

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News US to use foreign aid, diplomacy to advance LGBT rights globally
US to use foreign aid, diplomacy to advance LGBT rights globally
John Paul Putney
December 8, 2011 08:34:48 am

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that the US will use foreign assistance, international diplomacy and political asylum to promote gay rights . The secretary's remarks before the UN Human Rights Council in...

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