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News Spain extradites Argentina ex-naval officer to face ‘Dirty War’ charges
Spain extradites Argentina ex-naval officer to face ‘Dirty War’ charges
Lisl Brunner
April 1, 2008 07:34:00 am

Former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo was extradited Monday from Spain to Argentina, where he will face trial for crimes committed during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War" ....

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News Guatemala adoption agency lawyers on trial in ‘human trafficking’ case
Guatemala adoption agency lawyers on trial in ‘human trafficking’ case
Lisl Brunner
March 25, 2008 01:14:00 pm

Lawyers for Guatemalan adoption agency Casa Quivira have been charged with human trafficking as a result of irregularities discovered in the agency's records, the defendants' lawyers said Monday. The investigation began in August, when...

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News Colombia president threatens to charge Chavez at ICC for aiding ‘genocide’
Colombia president threatens to charge Chavez at ICC for aiding ‘genocide’
Lisl Brunner
March 5, 2008 12:36:00 pm

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe declared Tuesday that his country would bring charges against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly "sponsoring and financing...

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News Guatemala panel to declassify documents on civil war-era rights abuses
Guatemala panel to declassify documents on civil war-era rights abuses
Lisl Brunner
February 26, 2008 01:10:00 pm

Guatemala on Monday announced plans to declassify documents describing human rights abuses committed by its military during the country's 1960-1996 civil war . Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has created a panel...

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News Argentina woman sues parents in ‘Dirty War’ abduction
Argentina woman sues parents in ‘Dirty War’ abduction
Lisl Brunner
February 20, 2008 12:03:00 pm

An Argentinean woman has brought charges against her adoptive parents for kidnapping her and falsifying her identity during Argentina's "Dirty War" . While several other cases have dealt with the abduction of children ...

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News Castro resignation could prompt suits over rights abuses
Castro resignation could prompt suits over rights abuses
Lisl Brunner
February 20, 2008 06:09:00 am

The resignation of Cuban President Fidel Castro could prompt lawsuits against him in Spanish courts for crimes against humanity, Spanish human rights lawyers indicated on Tuesday. In December, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional dismissed a claim against...

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News El Salvador judges protest judicial corruption allegations
El Salvador judges protest judicial corruption allegations
Lisl Brunner
February 1, 2008 09:14:00 am

Hundreds of judges and lawyers in El Salvador marched to the Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday to protest challenges that the Attorney General has made to the rulings of four judges. Last week,...

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News Mexico human rights commission denounces military abuses
Mexico human rights commission denounces military abuses
Lisl Brunner
January 25, 2008 07:54:00 am

The Mexican military has committed grave human rights abuses, including the torture, rape and murder of civilians, according to a report from the Mexican National Human Rights Commission submitted to the Mexican National Congress. According...

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News Peru brings maritime dispute with Chile before the ICJ
Peru brings maritime dispute with Chile before the ICJ
Lisl Brunner
January 17, 2008 10:28:00 am

Peru filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday over its ongoing maritime boundary dispute with Chile. Peru has been threatening to bring the case before the ICJ since the court resolved...

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News Bolivia president proposes confidence referendum amid protests over new constitution
Bolivia president proposes confidence referendum amid protests over new constitution
Lisl Brunner
December 6, 2007 11:02:00 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales has proposed a national referendum on whether he and the country's nine provincial governors should remain in office in response to accusations that the process of creating a new constitution ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

District of Columbia named seat of US government

On July 16, 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the permanent seat of the United States government by the Residence Act. Originally the district contained land on both sides of the Potomac, grants from Maryland and Virginia, but in the mid-19th century, when it was obvious that the major government buildings were being built on the Maryland side, Virginia asked for its land back and received it. Learn more about the District of Columbia.

Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq

On July 16, 1979, Hasan al-Bakr resigned as President of Iraq. He was replaced by Saddam Hussein, who held power until he was deposed by American forces in 2003. In 2006, Hussein was tried and convicted of crimes against humanity. He was executed by hanging later that year. Learn more about relations between the United States and Saddam Hussein from George Washington University.

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