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News Mladic war crimes trial to resume Monday
Mladic war crimes trial to resume Monday
Sung Un Kim
July 13, 2012 09:37:09 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Friday that the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic will resume Monday after being postponed for...

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News Mexico failing to protect women’s rights: AI report
Mexico failing to protect women’s rights: AI report
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 03:20:06 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday submitted a briefing to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women detailing the failure of the Mexican government to protect women from torture,...

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News Syria forces using cluster munitions: HRW
Syria forces using cluster munitions: HRW
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 02:13:54 pm

Soviet-produced unexploded submunitions and a bomb canister were discovered in Jabel Shahshabu, a mountainous area near Hama in Syria and posted to YouTube , Human Rights Watch said Thursday. HRW confirmed the site of...

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News UN rights chief urges Kazakhstan to allow independent probe into December unrest
UN rights chief urges Kazakhstan to allow independent probe into December unrest
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 01:18:26 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the government of Kazakhstan to allow an independent international investigation into the unrest last December that...

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News Torture, ill-treatment of detainees common in Tajikistan: AI report
Torture, ill-treatment of detainees common in Tajikistan: AI report
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 11:37:20 am

Torture, beatings and ill-treatment of detainees are common practice in Tajikistan , Amnesty International said in its report released on Thursday. The human rights group claimed that the country lacks measures adequately protecting detainees...

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News HRW: Iraq draft cybercrime law violates free speech
HRW: Iraq draft cybercrime law violates free speech
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 10:40:59 am

A draft Iraqi cybercrime law would violate the international standards protecting due process, freedom of speech and freedom of association, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. The Information Crimes Law, which had its first reading...

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News Mladic war crimes trial postponed for health issues
Mladic war crimes trial postponed for health issues
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 10:15:28 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday postponed the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic due to his health problems. Thursday's trial came to an...

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News Pakistan president signs bill to shield PM from contempt proceedings
Pakistan president signs bill to shield PM from contempt proceedings
Sung Un Kim
July 12, 2012 09:27:13 am

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday signed the Contempt of Court Bill 2012, which would shield senior officials from contempt of court proceedings. The bill was approved by both the lower and upper [AFP...

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News Broadcasters challenge political expenditure information disclosure law
Broadcasters challenge political expenditure information disclosure law
Sung Un Kim
July 11, 2012 03:29:47 pm

The National Association of Broadcasters on Tuesday filed an emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging a new regulation that is expected to go into...

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News Malaysia PM plans to repeal sedition act
Malaysia PM plans to repeal sedition act
Sung Un Kim
July 11, 2012 02:11:03 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday announced plans to replace the 1948 Sedition Act with the new National Harmony Act. The prime minister stated that the new act will ensure the protection...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

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