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News Death penalty use declines worldwide: AI
Death penalty use declines worldwide: AI
Maureen Cosgrove
April 10, 2013 09:14:31 am

Amnesty International (AI) announced Wednesday that the use of the death penalty declined worldwide in 2012 despite some setbacks. In its annual review of death sentences and executions , AI concluded that at least...

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News HRW urges Tunisia to repeal criminal defamation law
HRW urges Tunisia to repeal criminal defamation law
Maureen Cosgrove
March 20, 2013 09:25:21 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Tunisian authorities to repeal a law that criminalizes defamation. The call comes after two Tunisian citizens were charged with defamation for publicly exposing alleged wrongdoing of Tunisian officials....

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News Mexico legislature votes to remove criminal immunity for lawmakers
Mexico legislature votes to remove criminal immunity for lawmakers
Maureen Cosgrove
March 7, 2013 09:21:34 am

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies voted 376-56 on Tuesday to remove criminal immunity for federal lawmakers. The bill, which contains proposed amendments to the country's constitution, seeks to subject federal senators and...

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News UN members urge legislation against gender violence
UN members urge legislation against gender violence
Maureen Cosgrove
March 6, 2013 01:46:12 pm

Legislators from UN member states on Tuesday discussed the importance of laws against sexual, domestic and gender violence during the second day of the UN women's commission annual session. Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Director of the UN...

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News Bahrain court acquits 2 policemen in protester death
Bahrain court acquits 2 policemen in protester death
Maureen Cosgrove
February 27, 2013 09:28:47 am

The Bahrain Higher Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted two police officers in the shooting death of a Shiite protester during the nation's pro-democracy protests in Manama that began in February 2011. Bahraini lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi ...

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News ICC prosecutor agrees to delay trial of 4 Kenyans
ICC prosecutor agrees to delay trial of 4 Kenyans
Maureen Cosgrove
February 27, 2013 09:05:29 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday agreed to delay the trial of four Kenyans accused of committing crimes against humanity. Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta , who is one of...

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News Arkansas legislature approves bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
Arkansas legislature approves bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2013 08:09:34 am

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Thursday voted 80-10 in favor of a bill that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of rape, incest or to save the...

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News Mexico security forces participated in forced disappearances: HRW
Mexico security forces participated in forced disappearances: HRW
Maureen Cosgrove
February 22, 2013 07:24:01 am

Mexican security forces have enforced or participated in widespread "disappearances" in which individuals are taken against their will, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The rights group has documented at least 250 "disappearances" ...

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News Europe rights court rules Austrian woman can adopt child of same-sex partner
Europe rights court rules Austrian woman can adopt child of same-sex partner
Maureen Cosgrove
February 20, 2013 09:47:27 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that a woman in a same-sex relationship could adopt her partner's biological child . The court held that Austria's existing ban on the practice, also...

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UN urges US Congress to renew Violence Against Women Act
Maureen Cosgrove
February 20, 2013 09:06:42 am

UN experts on Tuesday urged the US House of Representatives to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which expired in 2011. The bill is intended to increase protections for Native American...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock.

Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her step-daughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

Review The Last Stop: Women in the Electric Chair, from Court TV.

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