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News Kashmir promises identification of recently uncovered bodies
Kashmir promises identification of recently uncovered bodies
Jennie Ryan
September 28, 2011 06:52:19 am

Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Tuesday that officials will carry out DNA tests on the thousands of bodies recently uncovered in unmarked graves in the country's northern region. Abdullah called for families of missing persons...

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News Blagojevich sentencing delayed indefinitely
Blagojevich sentencing delayed indefinitely
Jennie Ryan
September 27, 2011 11:44:45 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday indefinitely delayed the sentencing of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich . Blagojevich was scheduled to be sentenced on...

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News Kuwait Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption law
Kuwait Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption law
Jennie Ryan
September 26, 2011 11:12:41 am

The Kuwait Cabinet on Sunday approved a draft anti-corruption law meant to combat the country's growing business corruption troubles. The law imposes penalties of up to seven years in prison for a number of offenses related to...

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News Hezbollah leader could get US military trial: report
Hezbollah leader could get US military trial: report
Jennie Ryan
September 26, 2011 10:20:27 am

US counter-terrorism officials have indicated that the administration of President Barack Obama is considering trying the former leader of Hezbollah in a military commission on US soil, the...

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News Europe court rules Russia violated Yukos oil’s rights
Europe court rules Russia violated Yukos oil’s rights
Jennie Ryan
September 20, 2011 11:23:06 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that, although Russia did not misuse legal proceedings in order to destroy an oil company, it did violate the business's rights. The former Russian oil company,...

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News ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ officially repealed
‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ officially repealed
Jennie Ryan
September 20, 2011 10:36:17 am

The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) officially took effect Tuesday at 12:01 AM ET. With the repeal of the law, the military can no longer prevent gays and...

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News Liechtenstein voters reject legalized abortion
Liechtenstein voters reject legalized abortion
Jennie Ryan
September 19, 2011 11:31:08 am

Voters in Liechtenstein on Sunday rejected a proposal to legalize abortion in the country after Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein , the acting Head of State, expressed displeasure with the law [press release, PDF in...

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News ICTY sentences uncooperative witness in retrial of former Kosovo PM
ICTY sentences uncooperative witness in retrial of former Kosovo PM
Jennie Ryan
September 19, 2011 10:32:44 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday sentenced a man for contempt of court for refusing to testify. The man, Shefqet Kabashi, was sentenced to two months in jail ...

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News Both sides in Libya conflict committed war crimes: AI report
Both sides in Libya conflict committed war crimes: AI report
Jennie Ryan
September 13, 2011 11:51:17 am

Both the government of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the newly formed National Transitional Council (NTC) have committed war crimes during the conflict in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported...

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UN SG refers Sri Lanka war crimes report to rights body
Jennie Ryan
September 13, 2011 10:58:07 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday sent a report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) accusing Sri Lankan troops of killing tens of thousands of civilians during clashes...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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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