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News Obama urged to press UAE crown prince to remedy rights violations
Obama urged to press UAE crown prince to remedy rights violations
Lauren Laing
April 15, 2013 12:17:23 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged US President Barack Obama to press United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to act upon the worsening human rights situation...

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News Maryland senate approves medical marijuana bill
Maryland senate approves medical marijuana bill
Lauren Laing
April 9, 2013 10:51:33 am

The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 42-4 to approve a bill legalizing medical marijuana programs at participating research centers. The bill was approved by the state's House of Delegates in...

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News Kansas legislature approves anti-abortion bill declaring life begins at fertilization
Kansas legislature approves anti-abortion bill declaring life begins at fertilization
Lauren Laing
April 8, 2013 11:54:10 am

The Kansas legislature on Friday approved an anti-abortion bill that declares that life begins at fertilization, granting unborn children "all the rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and...

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News Arkansas legislature overrides governor’s veto of voter ID bill
Arkansas legislature overrides governor’s veto of voter ID bill
Lauren Laing
April 2, 2013 10:49:07 am

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday voted 52-45 to override Governor Mike Beebe's veto of a bill that requires voters to provide photo identification. Since the state senate voted March...

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News Myanmar government urged to provide justice for attacks on Muslim community
Myanmar government urged to provide justice for attacks on Muslim community
Lauren Laing
April 1, 2013 12:10:24 pm

The Myanmar government must investigate and hold accountable those involved in the deadly violence in the Mandalay Region in March, in which an estimated 40 people were killed and 61 more were wounded, Human Rights Watch said...

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News UN rights group expresses concern about excessive detention in Brazil
UN rights group expresses concern about excessive detention in Brazil
Lauren Laing
March 29, 2013 01:07:26 pm

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Wednesday expressed concern about excessive detention and lack of legal assistance in Brazil, after a ten day visit to the country. The group found that...

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News Canada high court rules police need special order to intercept text messages
Canada high court rules police need special order to intercept text messages
Lauren Laing
March 28, 2013 12:13:24 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that police cannot use general search warrants to acquire text messages from a service provider's database. In a 5-2 decision , the court found that text messages are private communications...

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News Mexico top court publishes same-sex marriage ruling citing US cases
Mexico top court publishes same-sex marriage ruling citing US cases
Lauren Laing
February 19, 2013 10:42:46 am

The Supreme Court of Mexico on Monday published the written judgment for its December decision striking down Oaxaca's same-sex marriage ban. In its reasoning the Mexican high court compared the Oaxaca law...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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