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News Egypt government systematically abusing detainees:  Amnesty report
Egypt government systematically abusing detainees: Amnesty report
Leslie Schulman
April 11, 2007 08:17:00 pm

Amnesty International Wednesday criticized Egypt for systematic human rights abuses of detainees in its police stations, military camps, and centers run by State Security Investigations (SSI). In a new report the international human rights organization said:Around...

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News Ukraine president proposes freeze on decree dissolving parliament
Ukraine president proposes freeze on decree dissolving parliament
Leslie Schulman
April 11, 2007 07:35:00 pm

Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko announced Wednesday that he would freeze his controversial April 2 decree ordering the dissoluton of parliament and new elections on May 27...

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News UK appeals court grants asylum to Darfur refugees, blocking Sudan return
UK appeals court grants asylum to Darfur refugees, blocking Sudan return
Leslie Schulman
April 5, 2007 04:27:00 pm

The England and Wales Court of Appeals (Civil Division) on Wednesday ruled that three Africans formerly living in the Darfur region of Sudan could be granted asylum in the UK, overruling a...

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News Ecuador constitutional court upholds removal of legislators
Ecuador constitutional court upholds removal of legislators
Leslie Schulman
April 5, 2007 03:49:00 pm

Ecuador's Constitutional Tribunal on Wednesday upheld last month's decision by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal to dismiss 57 members of the legislature. The lawmakers, who oppose a planned April 15 referendum...

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News Fiji rights commission accuses Australian mining company of  violations
Fiji rights commission accuses Australian mining company of violations
Leslie Schulman
April 4, 2007 07:32:00 pm

The Fiji Human Rights Commission (FHRC) has accused Australian mining company Emperor Gold of human rights violations at Fiji's Vatukoula gold mine . The FHRC claims that mine workers have been subjected to...

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News Iowa House committee approves civil rights protection for gays, lesbians
Iowa House committee approves civil rights protection for gays, lesbians
Leslie Schulman
April 4, 2007 06:44:00 pm

The Iowa House Human Resources Committee on Tuesday approved SF427 , a bill to extend the state's civil rights protections to gays and lesbians. The bill, which still awaits passage by the full Iowa House ,...

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News Ecuador judge reinstates ousted legislators in political showdown
Ecuador judge reinstates ousted legislators in political showdown
Leslie Schulman
March 29, 2007 06:22:00 am

A judge in Ecuador on Wednesday reinstated 57 members of the legislature who had been dismissed earlier this month by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal . The reinstatements came one week after Ecuador swore...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
Supreme Court hears arguments in shareholder fraud suit
Leslie Schulman
March 28, 2007 07:06:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights , 06-484 , where the Court must decide the extent to which...

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News Sudan government suspends Darfur NGOs after alleging  rule violations
Sudan government suspends Darfur NGOs after alleging rule violations
Leslie Schulman
March 22, 2007 05:42:00 pm

Sudan suspended the work of 52 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Darfur Thursday after allegations that they were not complying with regulations. The Sudanese government said the organizations would be able to resume work after talks...

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UK police arrest three suspected in 2005 London transit bombings
Leslie Schulman
March 22, 2007 05:04:00 pm

British police arrested three men on Thursday in connection with the London transit bombings on July 7, 2005 that killed 56 people, including the bombers, and injured more than 700 others....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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