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UN rights experts urge Saudi authorites to block execution of juvenile Arab Spring protester
Matt Belenky
September 23, 2015 02:59:28 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged authorities in Saudi Arabia to block the execution of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr , who was convicted of involvement in the Arab Spring protests when he was...

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European Advocate General: transfer of EU user data violates privacy laws
Matt Belenky
September 23, 2015 02:21:12 pm

The advocate general of the European Court of Justice proclaimed on Wednesday that the copious amount of EU user data transferred to the US by various technology companies violates EU's data protection and...

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News UN rights experts condemn ‘virtual silence’ over violence in Yemen
UN rights experts condemn ‘virtual silence’ over violence in Yemen
Matt Belenky
September 17, 2015 07:38:13 am

A pair of UN officials on Tuesday condemned the "virtual silence" with regards to the increasing impact on civilians of the escalating conflict in Yemen. On Monday the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al...

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News Federal appeals court refuses to expand Argentina bond class action
Federal appeals court refuses to expand Argentina bond class action
Matt Belenky
September 17, 2015 06:52:31 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that a lower court judge should not have expanded a class action suit of bondholders suing Argentina. District Judge Thomas Griesa had been overseeing...

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News Rwanda top court to hear case on presidential term limits
Rwanda top court to hear case on presidential term limits
Matt Belenky
September 9, 2015 03:13:35 pm

Rwanda's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a case challenging a change to the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third seven-year term. The effort to extend the term limit has...

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News Ukraine grants ICC wider jurisdiction to investigate war crimes
Ukraine grants ICC wider jurisdiction to investigate war crimes
Matt Belenky
September 9, 2015 02:25:04 pm

Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accepted International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over crimes that may have occurred since February of last year. Fighting and political clashes between Russian and Ukrainians loyalists after Russia's annexation...

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ICC asks South Africa to explain failure to arrest Sudan president
Matt Belenky
September 9, 2015 07:39:37 am

The International Criminal Court has requested that South Africa provide an explanation for the country's failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir . As an ICC member, South Africa was required to arrest Bashir...

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UN rights chief condemns Azerbaijan ‘crackdown’ on dissent
Matt Belenky
September 9, 2015 06:43:29 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the recent "crackdown" on dissent in Azerbaijan, denouncing the imprisonment of journalist and human rights activist Khadija Ismayilova . In particular, Zeid...

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Netherlands court orders gas companies to pay for quake damage
Matt Belenky
September 3, 2015 08:36:17 am

A Netherlands court ruled on Wednesday that a Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil joint venture must pay homeowners for property damage caused by gas drilling related earthquakes. The Dutch Safety Board has warned several...

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Maryland court rules no visitation rights to same-sex partner’s child
Matt Belenky
September 2, 2015 04:08:33 pm

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Wednesday published a ruling holding that a lesbian woman has no visitation or custody rights to a boy given birth by her partner before they were married. Writing for the court,...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States. Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.

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