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News Rwanda court orders temporary release of ICTR investigator
Rwanda court orders temporary release of ICTR investigator
Katerina Ossenova
November 30, 2007 02:54:00 pm

A Rwandan court has ordered that a defense investigator for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) be provisionally released from police custody, according to Friday media reports. Leonidas Nshogoza was arrested in June...

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News Canada court strikes down refugee agreement with US
Canada court strikes down refugee agreement with US
Katerina Ossenova
November 30, 2007 02:14:00 pm

The Federal Court of Canada Thursday struck down a refugee agreement between Canada and the US, noting that the US does not meet international refugee protection requirements or respect international conventions against torture. Justice Michael...

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News UK court orders Iran opposition group removed from terror list
UK court orders Iran opposition group removed from terror list
Katerina Ossenova
November 30, 2007 01:32:00 pm

Britain's Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission Friday ruled that the UK should remove the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI) from its list of terrorist organizations. PMOI is Iran's main political opposition organization and...

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News EU lawmakers seek tougher gun control rules
EU lawmakers seek tougher gun control rules
Katerina Ossenova
November 30, 2007 01:07:00 pm

European Union (EU) lawmakers adopted a legislative report Thursday to tighten gun control laws and establish an extensive firearms database. The new rules are the result of 18 months of negotiations between the European Parliament...

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News Philippines House quashes presidential impeachment bid
Philippines House quashes presidential impeachment bid
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 10:07:00 am

The Philippine House of Representatives Monday defeated an impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for alleged bribery, graft, corruption, and human rights abuses. The impeachment petition, filed by opposition lawmakers ...

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News Pakistan ex-PM Sharif urges return to rule of law
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif urges return to rule of law
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 09:33:00 am

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday urged the government of Pakistan to return to the rule of law and restore democracy in the country, now under emergency rule . At a...

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News Bangladesh Supreme Court stays bail grant for ex-PM Hasina on corruption charges
Bangladesh Supreme Court stays bail grant for ex-PM Hasina on corruption charges
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 09:01:00 am

The Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday ordered a stay of the bail granted to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed , who has been charged by Bangladesh's anti-corruption commission with corruption, and most recently,...

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News Israel OKs release of 441 Palestinian detainees ahead of peace talks
Israel OKs release of 441 Palestinian detainees ahead of peace talks
Katerina Ossenova
November 19, 2007 09:40:00 am

The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture of good will toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in preparation for a US-sponsored peace conference , scheduled to begin at the...

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News Japan court dismisses suit challenging military involvement in Iraq
Japan court dismisses suit challenging military involvement in Iraq
Katerina Ossenova
November 19, 2007 09:09:00 am

The Sapporo District Court in Japan dismissed a lawsuit Monday filed by 33 people who claimed that the deployment of Japanese troops in Iraq was unconstitutional. According to the Kyodo news agency, the group, which included the late former...

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News Jesuits to settle Alaska clergy abuse claims for $50M
Jesuits to settle Alaska clergy abuse claims for $50M
Katerina Ossenova
November 19, 2007 08:50:00 am

The Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus has agreed to pay $50 million to settle more than 100 claims of sexual abuse by its Jesuit priests in Alaska. The claims involved 13 or 14 priests and...

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On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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