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News Israel high court upholds northern route of security barrier
Israel high court upholds northern route of security barrier
Leslie Schulman
November 26, 2006 11:29:00 am

Israel's High Court ruled Sunday that a proposed portion of Israel's Security Fence running north of Jerusalem is legal despite its segregation of five villages and about 1,500 Palestinians from the rest...

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News UN expert urges acceleration of Liberia rights efforts
UN expert urges acceleration of Liberia rights efforts
Leslie Schulman
November 26, 2006 11:26:00 am

UN Independent Expert on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Liberia Charlotte Abaka, recently returned from an 11-day visit to that country, has called on the Liberian government to press ahead with its Truth and Reconciliation Commission...

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News Mexico report blames government for crimes against humanity in ‘dirty war’
Mexico report blames government for crimes against humanity in ‘dirty war’
Leslie Schulman
November 19, 2006 12:13:00 pm

Former Mexican Presidents Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (1964-1970) , Luis Echeverria (1970-1976) , and Jose Lopez Portillo (1976-1982) were responsible for "crimes against humanity" in connection with the massacres and tortures of hundreds of leftist...

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News Gonzales attacks domestic surveillance critics
Gonzales attacks domestic surveillance critics
Leslie Schulman
November 19, 2006 10:47:00 am

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales attacked critics of President Bush's domestic surveillance program in a speech at the Air Force Academy Saturday, saying their views...

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News Bolivia leftist party gains leverage in constitutional assembly
Bolivia leftist party gains leverage in constitutional assembly
Leslie Schulman
November 18, 2006 10:45:00 am

The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of Bolivian President Evo Morales gained more power to rewrite the country's constitution over the objections of opposing political parties Friday when Bolivia's...

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News Uganda rebel leader asks UN humanitarian chief for help lifting ICC warrants
Uganda rebel leader asks UN humanitarian chief for help lifting ICC warrants
Leslie Schulman
November 12, 2006 02:08:00 pm

Joseph Kony , leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, asked UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland Sunday to work with the International Criminal Court in lifting arrest warrants ...

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News Dalai Lama calls for Saddam to be spared
Dalai Lama calls for Saddam to be spared
Leslie Schulman
November 12, 2006 12:13:00 pm

The Dalai Lama called Sunday for the sparing of Saddam Hussein's life in the face of the death sentence imposed on him last Sunday in the Dujail crimes against humanity case, telling reporters "however horrible...

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News France should acknowledge colonial ‘crimes’: Algerian president
France should acknowledge colonial ‘crimes’: Algerian president
Leslie Schulman
November 12, 2006 10:13:00 am

France should acknowledge crimes it committed as the ruler of Algeria in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika reiterated Saturday. France ruled the North African country for more...

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News Anti-immigration measures pass in Arizona, Colorado
Anti-immigration measures pass in Arizona, Colorado
Leslie Schulman
November 8, 2006 03:56:00 pm

Arizona voters Tuesday overwhelmingly passed four measures directed against illegal immigration, approving each one by about a three-to-one margin across the state. If not overruled by the courts, Proposition 100 will deny bail for illegal immigrants under...

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News Saddam verdict elicits mixed reactions
Saddam verdict elicits mixed reactions
Leslie Schulman
November 5, 2006 12:48:00 pm

News of the guilty verdict and death sentence handed down for Saddam Hussein Sunday has elicited mixed reactions in Iraq and abroad. About 1000 protestors marched in Saddam's home town of Tikrit,...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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