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News ACLU files suit challenging immigration order
ACLU files suit challenging immigration order
Lawrenz Fares
February 3, 2017 11:26:54 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of violating the religious freedom of nationals from the seven nations named in President Donald Trump's immigration executive order...

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News UN urges Trump not to reinstate torture policies
UN urges Trump not to reinstate torture policies
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January 30, 2017 02:16:28 pm

Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, on Monday urged US President Donald Trump not to reinstate torture policies. Melzer referenced the 2014 US Senate Intelligence Committee Report , which stated that the...

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News Pakistan court acquits 112 suspects in Christian home burning case
Pakistan court acquits 112 suspects in Christian home burning case
Lawrenz Fares
January 30, 2017 01:47:26 pm

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court acquitted 112 individuals suspected of taking part in the 2013 burning of 150 Christian homes and two churches in the Lahore's Josep Colony. Ghulam Murtaza Chaudhry, the lawyer defending the suspects, stated that...

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News HRW condemns Lebanon military courts for trying civilians, children
HRW condemns Lebanon military courts for trying civilians, children
Lawrenz Fares
January 27, 2017 11:58:25 am

Military courts in Lebanon are trying civilians, including children, in matters regarding political activism and protest against the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. HRW said that 14 individuals who protested the 2015 waste...

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News Amnesty: Slovenia strips refugees of EU and international law protections
Amnesty: Slovenia strips refugees of EU and international law protections
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January 27, 2017 11:17:07 am

The Slovenian parliament passed amendments to the Aliens Act to enact emergency measures to deny refugees entry into the country and to expel those whom did not have their asylum claims properly assessed on Wednesday. Amnesty International (AI)...

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News HRW: pending Russia law will weaken protections against domestic violence
HRW: pending Russia law will weaken protections against domestic violence
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January 23, 2017 01:36:18 pm

Pending Russian legislation may weaken the country's protections against domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. HRW is urging the Russian parliament to reject the legislation for the threat it posses...

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News Saudi citizen receives 7-year sentence for insulting Twitter post
Saudi citizen receives 7-year sentence for insulting Twitter post
Lawrenz Fares
January 23, 2017 01:00:17 pm

Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh on Monday handed down a seven-year sentence to a Saudi citizen as well as numerous other punitive measures for a Twitter post the court deemed insulting to...

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News ACLU seeks Trump records in connection with potential conflicts of interest
ACLU seeks Trump records in connection with potential conflicts of interest
Lawrenz Fares
January 20, 2017 11:57:50 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for "records pertaining to financial and other ethical conflicts of interest in connection with the presidential transition of President-Elect Donald...

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News Obama grants final 330 commutations
Obama grants final 330 commutations
Lawrenz Fares
January 20, 2017 11:24:30 am

Outgoing US President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 330 federal inmates on Thursday. A majority of the sentences commuted were for non-violent drug offenses. These most recent commutations were the most ever granted...

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News South Korea special prosecutor seeks arrest of Samsung Group executive
South Korea special prosecutor seeks arrest of Samsung Group executive
Lawrenz Fares
January 16, 2017 03:49:02 pm

South Korea's special prosecutor is seeking a warrant to arrest Samsung Group's chief Jay Y. Lee after accusing Lee of bribing a friend of South Korea's President, Park Geun-hye . The special prosecutor's office...

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