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News Zimbabwe high court dismisses charges against rights activist Mukoko
Zimbabwe high court dismisses charges against rights activist Mukoko
Matt Glenn
September 28, 2009 02:16:00 pm

Zimbabwe's Supreme Court dismissed charges Monday against ten people, including rights activist Jestina Mukoko , who had been charged with conspiring against President Robert Mugabe . The court held that Mukoko,...

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News Israel pressuring Palestinians to drop ICC case for cellular network: report
Israel pressuring Palestinians to drop ICC case for cellular network: report
Matt Glenn
September 28, 2009 01:11:00 pm

Israel has threatened to deny the Palestinian Authority (PA) permission for a second cellular phone provider to operate in the West Bank unless the PA drops its request that the International Criminal Court investigate Israel...

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News G-20 protest groups file suit alleging Pittsburgh police violating rights
G-20 protest groups file suit alleging Pittsburgh police violating rights
Matt Glenn
September 22, 2009 02:12:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed suit Monday on behalf of two groups protesting this week's Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Pittsburgh,...

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News ECJ advisory opinion finds Google ad system does not violate trademark law
ECJ advisory opinion finds Google ad system does not violate trademark law
Matt Glenn
September 22, 2009 01:14:00 pm

Google's AdWords, a system that causes advertisements to be shown alongside natural search results on Google , does not violate EU trademark law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in an advisory...

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News Rights group claims Italy, Libya violating international law on refugee treatment
Rights group claims Italy, Libya violating international law on refugee treatment
Matt Glenn
September 21, 2009 01:55:00 pm

Italy systematically forces migrants to return to Libya where they face human rights abuses without screening them for possible asylum claims, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The...

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News UK Liberal Democrats demand independent torture investigation
UK Liberal Democrats demand independent torture investigation
Matt Glenn
September 21, 2009 01:01:00 pm

British Liberal Democrats voted Monday to support a motion calling for a public investigation into the UK's potential complicity in torture. The motion, passed at the party's conference , calls for:A full and...

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News UN report finds evidence both Israel and Palestine committed Gaza war crimes
UN report finds evidence both Israel and Palestine committed Gaza war crimes
Matt Glenn
September 15, 2009 01:53:00 pm

Both Israel and Palestine committed war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity during December and January's Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip, according to a report released Tuesday by...

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News US takes seat on UN rights council
US takes seat on UN rights council
Matt Glenn
September 15, 2009 08:04:00 am

The US officially took its place on the UN Human Rights Council for the first time Monday. In an address to the council, US Assistant Secretary for the Organization of International Affairs Esther Brimmer ...

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News ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
Matt Glenn
September 14, 2009 02:02:00 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings Monday in a treaty dispute between Argentina and Uruguay. Argentina argues that a pulp mill built on the Uruguay side...

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News Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
Matt Glenn
September 14, 2009 01:06:00 pm

Bangladesh's Supreme Court recommended against military trials for Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who took part in February's border guard mutiny , Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed announced Monday. President Zillur Rahman asked for...

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Sirhan convicted of assassinating RFK

On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

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