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News Nepal rights commission report holds King responsible for protest violence
Nepal rights commission report holds King responsible for protest violence
Melissa Bancroft
November 20, 2006 08:46:00 pm

Nepal's High Level Probe Commission submitted its final report Monday to the Nepalese government, concluding that King Gyanendra and some 200 members of his administration were responsible for the violent response to the...

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News China admits torture behind recent wrongful convictions
China admits torture behind recent wrongful convictions
Melissa Bancroft
November 20, 2006 07:58:00 pm

China's deputy chief prosecutor has said that almost every wrongful conviction in the country in recent years has been the result of torture and intensive interrogation techniques. The government has discovered at least 30 people who were...

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News US trade agreement brings Russia closer to WTO membership
US trade agreement brings Russia closer to WTO membership
Melissa Bancroft
November 19, 2006 03:43:00 pm

The United States and Russia signed a landmark trade agreement Sunday bringing Russia one step closer in its 13-year drive for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) . Under the agreement, Russia...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Ohio abortion counseling provision
Federal appeals court upholds Ohio abortion counseling provision
Melissa Bancroft
November 13, 2006 10:10:00 pm

The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday upheld an Ohio regulation requiring a women to meet with a doctor 24 hours prior to an abortion procedure but reversed a District Court ruling ...

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News Supreme Court refuses to halt transfer of US citizen facing Iraqi death penalty
Supreme Court refuses to halt transfer of US citizen facing Iraqi death penalty
Melissa Bancroft
November 13, 2006 10:07:00 pm

The US Supreme Court Monday denied an application by US citizen Mohammad Munaf for a temporary injunction postponing his transfer to Iraqi custody where he faces the death...

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News Iran prosecutor strikes back at Argentineans who ordered arrest of ex-president
Iran prosecutor strikes back at Argentineans who ordered arrest of ex-president
Melissa Bancroft
November 12, 2006 03:02:00 pm

A top Iranian prosecutor called for the arrest and extradition of several Argentina officials and judges Sunday in response to an Argentinean judge's Thursday arrest order for former Iran President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani [official website,...

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Michigan voters approve affirmative action restriction
Melissa Bancroft
November 8, 2006 04:15:00 pm

Michigan voters Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in public employment, public education and state contracting. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative pushed Proposal 2 which prohibits preferential treatment based on “race, gender,...

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News UN humanitarian chief calls for immediate freeze on cluster munitions use
UN humanitarian chief calls for immediate freeze on cluster munitions use
Melissa Bancroft
November 7, 2006 08:21:00 am

UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland called Tuesday for a freeze on the use of controversial cluster munitions at the outset of the Third Review Conference in...

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News California Indian tribe appeals NLRB jurisdiction over casino labor
California Indian tribe appeals NLRB jurisdiction over casino labor
Melissa Bancroft
November 6, 2006 07:11:00 pm

Lawyers for a southern California Indian tribe argued before the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals Monday that the tribe is exempt from the National Labor Relations Act on grounds of tribal sovereignty. The San Manuel tribe ...

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News UK civil rights commissioner vows probe of race bias in DNA database
UK civil rights commissioner vows probe of race bias in DNA database
Melissa Bancroft
November 5, 2006 03:01:00 pm

The chairman of Britain's Commission for Racial Equality says that he plans to investigate possible racial biases in the nation's crime-fighting DNA database in the wake of reports that according to initial Home Office [official...

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Israel parliament meets for the first time

On February 14, 1949, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time, and Joseph Shprinzak was elected as its first Speaker. Read a history of the First Knesset from the Knesset archives.

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