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News Canada rights groups appeal Afghan detainee rights ruling
Canada rights groups appeal Afghan detainee rights ruling
Katerina Ossenova
April 2, 2008 02:36:00 pm

Human rights groups Tuesday filed an appeal of a March Federal Court of Canada ruling that the protections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms do not extend to...

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News Khadr defense urges federal appeals court to reverse juvenile ‘enemy combatant’ ruling
Khadr defense urges federal appeals court to reverse juvenile ‘enemy combatant’ ruling
Katerina Ossenova
April 2, 2008 01:50:00 pm

Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr have asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse a military Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) determination that their client is an "enemy...

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News Virginia governor stays all state executions pending US Supreme Court ruling
Virginia governor stays all state executions pending US Supreme Court ruling
Katerina Ossenova
April 2, 2008 01:26:00 pm

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine Tuesday issued a stay of all executions in the state until the US Supreme Court rules in Baze v. Rees (07-5439) , a case challenging the constitutionality of...

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News UK troops violated human rights of Basra Iraq detainees: Defense Ministry
UK troops violated human rights of Basra Iraq detainees: Defense Ministry
Katerina Ossenova
March 27, 2008 04:21:00 pm

UK Secretary of State for Defence Des Browne admitted Thursday that British soldiers had violated the human rights of several Iraqi detainees in Basra in 2003, saying that the Ministry of Defence would specifically admit to substantive...

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News UN council passes resolution urging Sudan to address human rights abuses
UN council passes resolution urging Sudan to address human rights abuses
Katerina Ossenova
March 27, 2008 03:51:00 pm

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution Thursday urging Sudan to address human rights violations and to prosecute perpetrators of rights abuses. The resolution, introduced by Egypt, also acknowledged that Sudan had instituted some measures to...

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News EU privacy watchdog criticizes plans for fingerprint database
EU privacy watchdog criticizes plans for fingerprint database
Katerina Ossenova
March 27, 2008 03:12:00 pm

Proposals put forth by the European Commission to regulate passports and create a centralized fingerprint database fail to adequately address privacy concerns, the head of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said in an opinion...

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News Congo militia leader denies war crimes accusations
Congo militia leader denies war crimes accusations
Katerina Ossenova
March 26, 2008 02:12:00 pm

A former army general and warlord in the Democratic Republic of Congo denied allegations of war crimes in an interview published Wednesday in Dutch newspaper Trouw . Laurent Nkunda , the Tutsi...

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News Canada Supreme Court hears Khadr appeal on government documents access
Canada Supreme Court hears Khadr appeal on government documents access
Katerina Ossenova
March 26, 2008 01:42:00 pm

Lawyers for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr argued before the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that the Canadian government should be compelled to turn over confidential documents that they say led...

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News Thailand ruling party to amend new constitution
Thailand ruling party to amend new constitution
Katerina Ossenova
March 26, 2008 01:12:00 pm

Thailand's ruling political party announced plans Wednesday to amend the nation's newly adopted constitution . The People Power Party (PPP), which which won 233 out of 480 parliament seats in the first election since the current...

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News Mexico Senate passes judicial reform bill
Mexico Senate passes judicial reform bill
Katerina Ossenova
March 6, 2008 05:40:00 pm

The Mexican Senate Thursday approved a bill authorizing a variety of judicial reforms providing for public and oral trials, guaranteeing the presumption of innocence and allowing for the use of...

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On October 4, 1974, the trial of Watergate conspirators HR Haldeman, John Erlichman, John Mitchell, Robert Mardian, and Kenneth Parkinson began, Judge John Sirica presiding.

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