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News Supreme Court refuses to hear Chinese Gitmo detainee case before appeals court
Supreme Court refuses to hear Chinese Gitmo detainee case before appeals court
Jeannie Shawl
April 17, 2006 10:25:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the appeal of two Chinese Uighur detainees who continue to be held at Guantanamo Bay despite a determination that they are not...

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News Nepal police fire on pro-democracy protesters, killing one
Nepal police fire on pro-democracy protesters, killing one
Jeannie Shawl
April 17, 2006 08:28:00 am

Nepal security forces on Monday fired on a group of pro-democracy protesters in Nijgadh, killing at least one person and wounding five, marking the fifth incident where police have fired upon protesters since widespread...

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News Rights group urges French inquiry into alleged CIA rendition flights
Rights group urges French inquiry into alleged CIA rendition flights
Jeannie Shawl
April 16, 2006 01:46:00 pm

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is urging French prosecutors to open a judicial inquiry into allegations that CIA-operated rendition flights stopped at French airports. A local French prosecutor has already opened a...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Nepal king calls for general elections, dialogue with opposition
BREAKING NEWS ~ Nepal king calls for general elections, dialogue with opposition
Jeannie Shawl
April 13, 2006 02:58:00 pm

AP is reporting that Nepal's King Gyanendra has called for general elections and has promised dialogue with the opposition. Opposition political parties have been staging pro-democracy protests for over a week, calling...

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News France lower house approves job law replacement
France lower house approves job law replacement
Jeannie Shawl
April 12, 2006 08:07:00 am

The French National Assembly , the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday approved compromise labor legislation to replace the controversial First Employment Contract (contrat premiere embauche, CPE) , the youth jobs plan that prompted...

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April 11, 2006 01:56:00 pm

JURIST has been nominated for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2006. Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times and presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts...

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News US officials deny reports of planned nuclear strike on Iran installations
US officials deny reports of planned nuclear strike on Iran installations
Jeannie Shawl
April 10, 2006 06:21:00 pm

US officials Monday denied a report by Seymour Hersh published in the New Yorker that the Bush administration is drawing up plans for military strikes against Iran that would use nuclear weapons to destroy...

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News Katrina evacuees begin voting in disputed New Orleans election
Katrina evacuees begin voting in disputed New Orleans election
Jeannie Shawl
April 10, 2006 08:19:00 am

The first voters will cast their ballots Monday in New Orleans municipal elections under Louisiana's displaced voters plan , after a federal judge refused to delay elections late last month. Hurricane Katrina [JURIST...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Immigration reform compromise stalls in Senate
BREAKING NEWS ~ Immigration reform compromise stalls in Senate
Jeannie Shawl
April 7, 2006 10:49:00 am

A bill reflecting what was heralded as a key compromise on immigration reform has stalled in the US Senate. By a margin of 38-60 senators voted Friday morning against a motion ...

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News Darfur war crimes suspects to be barred US entry under House bill
Darfur war crimes suspects to be barred US entry under House bill
Jeannie Shawl
April 6, 2006 09:54:00 am

The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 received near-unanimous approval by the US House of Representatives Wednesday evening. The bill, if approved by the Senate and signed by...

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Accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, put on trial in Israel

On February 16, 1987, accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, went on trial in Jerusalem, Israel. The prosecution claimed that Demjanjuk was a notorious prison guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. On this basis, Demjanjuk was convicted by the Israeli court of crimes against humanity. However, in August 1993, the conviction was overturned by Israel's Supreme Court on a finding of reasonable doubt. After the decision by the Supreme Court of Israel, Demjanjuk was returned to the United States, where he had been moved after World War II. On December 22, 2006, the US Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to Ukraine on a finding that he had been a guard at other Nazi concentration camps.

American anarchist arrested for advocating birth control

On February 16, 1916, feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman was arrested in New York City for advocating birth control. Learn more about Emma Goldman and her defense of reproductive rights from the University of California, Berkeley.

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