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News UN officials urge Egypt to respect rights of protesters
UN officials urge Egypt to respect rights of protesters
John Paul Putney
January 28, 2011 03:13:47 pm

UN officials including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay , on Friday urged the Egyptian government to exercise restraint and respect the rights of protesters. Navi Pillay acknowledged reports of tactics...

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News Peru appeals court upholds release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Peru appeals court upholds release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
John Paul Putney
January 25, 2011 02:38:35 pm

A Peruvian appeals court announced on Monday it has rejected the government's petition to overturn a lower court's decision to grant parole to Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel...

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News Bosnia war crimes court sentences Muslim commander to 10 years
Bosnia war crimes court sentences Muslim commander to 10 years
John Paul Putney
January 21, 2011 04:20:39 pm

The appellate division of the War Crimes Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday sentenced Sefik Alic, a Muslim commander, to 10 years in prison, overturning his 2008 acquittal. The prosecutor appealed the original...

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News France court convicts former Vivendi bosses of misleading investors, insider trading
France court convicts former Vivendi bosses of misleading investors, insider trading
John Paul Putney
January 21, 2011 03:36:01 pm

A Paris criminal court on Friday convicted former Vivendi SA chairman and CEO Jean-Marie Messier of misleading investors during his tenure at the helm of the French entertainment giant. Canadian Edgar Bronfman Jr., former vice-chairman of Vivendi...

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News Ecuador president proposes constitutional reforms to combat rising crime
Ecuador president proposes constitutional reforms to combat rising crime
John Paul Putney
January 18, 2011 02:25:32 pm

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa submitted 10 constitutional referendum questions on Monday to the Constitutional Court of Ecuador to certify their legality. The...

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News Bankruptcy judge approves $7.2 billion settlement with Madoff client
Bankruptcy judge approves $7.2 billion settlement with Madoff client
John Paul Putney
January 13, 2011 02:36:49 pm

A US bankruptcy judge approved a historic settlement on Thursday with the estate of Jeffry Picower, a friend and investor of fraudulent financier Bernard Madoff . As part of the approved settlement, Picower's widow, Barbara, has agreed...

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New York high court dismisses case against bond insurer
John Paul Putney
January 11, 2011 01:00:24 pm

The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against bond insurance company MBIA alleging breach of contract brought by several of the world's largest financial institutions. The lawsuit challenged the break-up...

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South Korea police find Google violated privacy laws
John Paul Putney
January 6, 2011 01:40:49 pm

The South Korea National Police Agency announced Thursday that it has found evidence that Google illegally collected private data in the process of producing its popular Street View mapping...

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News Washington Supreme Court upholds indefinite solitary confinement for death row prisoners
Washington Supreme Court upholds indefinite solitary confinement for death row prisoners
John Paul Putney
January 1, 2011 12:34:43 pm

The Washington Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday that holding death row inmates in solitary confinement indefinitely is not an impermissible increase in the severity of punishment. The suit was initiated by Jonathan Gentry, who was sentenced...

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Sri Lanka to allow UN war crimes panel visit
John Paul Putney
December 20, 2010 12:13:59 pm

The Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs announced Saturday that a UN war crimes panel will be allowed to visit the island to look into alleged war crimes in the final stages of the conflict...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison. The statute was not particularly effective—read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

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On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

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