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News Iraq signs on to chemical weapons ban
Iraq signs on to chemical weapons ban
Leslie Schulman
January 14, 2009 06:18:00 pm

Iraq has become the 186th nation to join the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) by acceding to the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention , the organization announced Wednesday. A spokesperson for UN...

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News Indonesia court sentences former lawmaker on corruption charges
Indonesia court sentences former lawmaker on corruption charges
Leslie Schulman
January 6, 2009 12:05:00 pm

An Indonesian court Monday sentenced former legislator Al Amien Nur Nasution to eight years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $23,000 in fines in connection with bribery and blackmail charges. The court found Al Amien, former...

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News Seventh Circuit finds Chicago’s red light cameras constitutional
Seventh Circuit finds Chicago’s red light cameras constitutional
Leslie Schulman
January 6, 2009 11:17:00 am

Judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday ruled that the City of Chicago's use of mounted cameras that take pictures of motorists running red lights or making illegal turns...

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News Ireland open to accepting released Guantanamo detainees
Ireland open to accepting released Guantanamo detainees
Leslie Schulman
December 29, 2008 10:56:00 am

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin has said that Ireland would likely accept detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay military prison if US President-elect Barack Obama closed the facility. In...

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News China trials begin for 4 more accused in tainted milk scandal
China trials begin for 4 more accused in tainted milk scandal
Leslie Schulman
December 29, 2008 10:37:00 am

Four criminal trials began Monday in China's Hebei province for persons accused of involvement in the country's recent melamine-tainted milk scandal. The four are generally accused in connection with the manufacture of two hundred tons of melamine-containing...

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News China trials begin for 6 accused in tainted milk scandal
China trials begin for 6 accused in tainted milk scandal
Leslie Schulman
December 26, 2008 01:02:00 pm

Six criminal trials in four separate courts began Friday in China's Hebei province for six people accused of involvement in the country's recent melamine-tainted milk scandal. The six cattle farmers and milk collectors are accused of making...

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News Zimbabwe rights activist jailed despite court order for release
Zimbabwe rights activist jailed despite court order for release
Leslie Schulman
December 26, 2008 12:11:00 pm

Leading Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko has been taken to the high-security Chikurubi prison outside of Harare in violation of a court order that she be taken to a hospital, according to human rights...

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News Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi Guantanamo detainee
Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi Guantanamo detainee
Leslie Schulman
December 20, 2008 12:04:00 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) said Friday that charges have been referred to a military commission trial against Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri . Al-Nashiri is accused of...

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News Africa regional court rules white Zimbabwe farmers illegally deprived of land
Africa regional court rules white Zimbabwe farmers illegally deprived of land
Leslie Schulman
November 29, 2008 10:42:00 am

The Namibia-based Southern African Development Community Tribunal on Friday ruled that 78 white Zimbabwe farmers whose land was seized by the Zimbabwe government under its farm redistribution program were owed compensation and that the seizures...

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News UN rights chief says accountability necessary for Congo peace
UN rights chief says accountability necessary for Congo peace
Leslie Schulman
November 29, 2008 10:01:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged accountability for abuses as a prerequisite to quelling six years of fighting and restoring peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [JURIST news...

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