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News EU warns Poland over constitutional court changes
EU warns Poland over constitutional court changes
Kasey Tuttle
June 2, 2016 09:31:08 am

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday adopted a rule of law opinion on Poland, warning that changes to the country's constitutional court pose a risk to the rule of law. Following Poland's Law and Justice (PiS)...

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News UN rights experts urge protection of civilians in Syria
UN rights experts urge protection of civilians in Syria
Kasey Tuttle
June 2, 2016 08:11:18 am

UN human rights experts called Wednesday for the immediate protection of thousands of Syrian civilians. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , Islamic State (IS) militants have recently seized a number of...

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News UN rights office concerned about imminent Gaza executions
UN rights office concerned about imminent Gaza executions
Kasey Tuttle
May 26, 2016 09:11:33 am

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office urged Gaza authorities to end the use of the death penalty on Wednesday. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the office is...

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News Sweden court upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder
Sweden court upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder
Kasey Tuttle
May 26, 2016 08:33:29 am

The Stockholm District Court upheld the arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Wednesday, finding he was not illegally detained in absentia. Assange has been held on allegations of rape dating back to...

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News HRW: Islamic State has executed dozens in Sirte, Libya
HRW: Islamic State has executed dozens in Sirte, Libya
Kasey Tuttle
May 19, 2016 09:52:49 am

Islamic State (IS) militants have executed 49 people in the Libyan city of Sirte since seizing control in February 2015, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. According to the report, IS has taken...

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News Louisiana legislature bans controversial abortion procedure
Louisiana legislature bans controversial abortion procedure
Kasey Tuttle
May 19, 2016 08:37:27 am

The Louisiana state Senate voted to pass House Bill 1081 on Tuesday, banning dilation and evacuation abortion procedures. The bill was approved by the state house in April and is waiting to be signed by Governor John Bel...

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News Planned Parenthood challenges Ohio funding restrictions
Planned Parenthood challenges Ohio funding restrictions
Kasey Tuttle
May 12, 2016 09:38:54 am

Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against Ohio's health department on Wednesday over a law designed to reduce funding to the organization. Planned Parenthood claims that thousands of patients will be denied access to HIV tests, cancer...

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News Amnesty: nearly 150 dead in Nigeria military detention
Amnesty: nearly 150 dead in Nigeria military detention
Kasey Tuttle
May 12, 2016 08:24:10 am

Nearly 150 individuals, including 11 children, have died this year in Nigeria's military detention barracks, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. According to the report, the Giwa detention barracks detains around 1,200 people, many of whom...

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News Atheists sue Congress after being barred from giving invocation
Atheists sue Congress after being barred from giving invocation
Kasey Tuttle
May 7, 2016 01:22:14 pm

The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a lawsuit against US House of Representatives Chaplain Patrick Conroy on Thursday after being barred from delivering an invocation. Dan Barker , Co-President of the FFRF, was...

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News Alabama chief justice suspended over same-sex marriage order
Alabama chief justice suspended over same-sex marriage order
Kasey Tuttle
May 7, 2016 11:17:48 am

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended Friday after being charged with violating ethical rules. The Judicial Inquiry Commission accused Moore of failing to act impartially and refusing to follow the law when he ordered probate...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison. The statute was not particularly effective—read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

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On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

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