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News UN rights experts call for end of punitive house demolition in Palestine and Israel
UN rights experts call for end of punitive house demolition in Palestine and Israel
Laura DeGeer
November 25, 2014 12:04:31 pm

The Israeli government's use of house demolition as a punitive measure in response to alleged acts of violence by Palestinians must end immediately, two UN human rights experts urged Tuesday , adding that the practice, which targets Palestinian...

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News Supreme Court refuses to block same-sex marriage in South Carolina
Supreme Court refuses to block same-sex marriage in South Carolina
Laura DeGeer
November 20, 2014 01:14:04 pm

The US Supreme Court refused a request to block same-sex marriages in South Carolina on Thursday, making it the thirty-fifth US state where same-sex marriage is legal. The lower court in South Carolina had...

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News Amnesty reports on UAE ‘clampdown’ on political dissent
Amnesty reports on UAE ‘clampdown’ on political dissent
Laura DeGeer
November 18, 2014 12:10:25 pm

Amnesty International (AI) issued a report on Tuesday discussing the "unprecedented clampdown on dissent" in the United Arab Emirates since 2011, with more than 100 political activists jailed or prosecuted for calling for...

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News UN calls for protection of women’s rights in Afghanistan
UN calls for protection of women’s rights in Afghanistan
Laura DeGeer
November 13, 2014 02:35:48 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, called on the government of Afghanistan and the international community on Thursday to adopt sustainable measures to address the causes and consequences of violence against women in...

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News Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over firearms law
Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over firearms law
Laura DeGeer
November 11, 2014 11:59:04 am

Five Pennsylvania state legislators and the mayors of two cities filed a lawsuit in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Monday asking it to strike down a state law passed last month allowing advocacy groups...

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News Serbia war criminals must not escape justice: Amnesty
Serbia war criminals must not escape justice: Amnesty
Laura DeGeer
November 4, 2014 11:48:18 am

Perpetrators of war crimes in Serbia must not escape justice , Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday. The statement came as the group published a Serbian version of a report , originally published in June, which...

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News Supreme Court of Canada rules torture victims cannot sue foreign countries
Supreme Court of Canada rules torture victims cannot sue foreign countries
Laura DeGeer
October 10, 2014 12:08:51 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that citizens cannot sue foreign governments for torture. Under the State Immunity Act , a foreign state is immune from the jurisdiction of any court in Canada, unless that...

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