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News EU extends deadline for Serbia to deliver Mladic to Hague war crimes court
EU extends deadline for Serbia to deliver Mladic to Hague war crimes court
Krista-Ann Staley
March 31, 2006 01:28:00 pm

The EU on Friday extended its deadline for Serbia to hand over wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic to April 30 after chief ICTY prosecutor Carla del Ponte [BBC News profile,...

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News Former DeLay aide pleads guilty to conspiring with Abramoff
Former DeLay aide pleads guilty to conspiring with Abramoff
Krista-Ann Staley
March 31, 2006 12:33:00 pm

Tony Rudy , former deputy chief of staff and press secretary to US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) , pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy Friday. Rudy admitted to working with convicted lobbyist Jack...

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News Christian convert in Afghanistan seeking foreign asylum: UN
Christian convert in Afghanistan seeking foreign asylum: UN
Krista-Ann Staley
March 27, 2006 02:44:00 pm

Abdul Rahman , currently facing the death penalty in Afghanistan for converting from Islam to Christianity, has appealed for asylum, UN spokesman Adrian Edwards said Monday. Earlier Monday, several hundred people responded...

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News Senate Judiciary Committee drops felony provision of House illegal immigration bill
Senate Judiciary Committee drops felony provision of House illegal immigration bill
Krista-Ann Staley
March 27, 2006 02:01:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday softened HR 4437 , the controversial immigration reform bill passed by the House in December, by adopting an amendment by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) that...

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News South Dakota abortion ban opponents seek referendum to block new law
South Dakota abortion ban opponents seek referendum to block new law
Krista-Ann Staley
March 24, 2006 02:30:00 pm

Abortion rights activists in South Dakota on Friday announced that they will seek a referendum that will overturn the state's newly-enacted abortion ban . The campaign , led by the South Dakota...

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News Belgrade court closing murder case against Milosevic
Belgrade court closing murder case against Milosevic
Krista-Ann Staley
March 20, 2006 02:52:00 pm

A District Court in Belgrade said Monday it would close an outstanding case against late Yugoslav ex-president Slobodan Milosevic for "organizing the murder" of former Serbian president Ivan Stambolic, according to private news agency BETA ....

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News Congo militia leader makes first appearance at ICC
Congo militia leader makes first appearance at ICC
Krista-Ann Staley
March 20, 2006 02:10:00 pm

As anticipated , Thomas Lubanga , founder of the militant Union of Patriotic Congolese , appeared in the International Criminal Court at The Hague Monday, accused of using child...

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News ASEAN making slow progress on human rights institution
ASEAN making slow progress on human rights institution
Krista-Ann Staley
March 17, 2006 01:36:00 pm

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is making slow progress in its efforts to set up a regional human rights watchdog, officials from the organization announced Friday. Representatives from the four member countries suggesting the establishment...

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News China sentences teacher to 10 years for subversion, releases NYT researcher
China sentences teacher to 10 years for subversion, releases NYT researcher
Krista-Ann Staley
March 17, 2006 12:48:00 pm

China's practice of "internet management" continued Friday with a 10-year sentence for Ren Ziyaun, a teacher found guilty of "subversion of state power" after posting "The Road to Democracy" and other essays on the Internet. According...

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News Serb president blames ICTY for Milosevic death but promises continued cooperation
Serb president blames ICTY for Milosevic death but promises continued cooperation
Krista-Ann Staley
March 13, 2006 03:42:00 pm

Serbian President Boris Tadic Monday blamed the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the unexpected death of Slobodan Milosevic on Saturday, telling the Associated Press that...

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Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

Learn more about slavery and the slave trade in Britain.

Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the US Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison. The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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