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News HRW criticizes Armenia crackdown on peaceful protests
HRW criticizes Armenia crackdown on peaceful protests
Matthew Santiago
August 7, 2016 03:24:50 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday denounced the detention and abuse of peaceful protesters in Armenia. Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the Armenian government, protesters have recently held frequent demonstration in the capital city of Yerevan....

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News HRW: Iraq should keep abusive militias out of Mosul campaign
HRW: Iraq should keep abusive militias out of Mosul campaign
Matthew Santiago
July 31, 2016 04:02:51 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged Iraqi military commanders to prevent historically abusive militias from participating in the campaign to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS). Last March the Iraqi army began...

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News Brazil authorities arrest man for war crimes in former Yugoslavia
Brazil authorities arrest man for war crimes in former Yugoslavia
Matthew Santiago
July 31, 2016 02:43:12 pm

Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested a man charged with committing war crimes in 1992 against the civilian population of former Yugoslavia. The search for wanted criminal Nikola Ceranic began in late June after Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...

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News UK urges prosecutors to combat hate crimes with tougher sentences
UK urges prosecutors to combat hate crimes with tougher sentences
Matthew Santiago
July 24, 2016 10:04:07 pm

The UK Home Office announced on Sunday that prosecutors will be encouraged to use tougher sentences against hate crimes in response to the nation's increasingly hostile environment since the EU referendum. Since the middle of June over 6,000...

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News UN calls ISIS suicide bombings in Afghanistan a war crime
UN calls ISIS suicide bombings in Afghanistan a war crime
Matthew Santiago
July 24, 2016 09:24:51 pm

UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto stated on Sunday that the recent suicide bombings in Kabul amounted to a war crime. On Saturday two suicide bombers targeted Shiite Hazaras who were holding a peaceful demonstration to...

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News AU advisory board accuses ICC of bias against African nations
AU advisory board accuses ICC of bias against African nations
Matthew Santiago
July 18, 2016 07:37:29 am

An advisory board to the African Union (AU) on Saturday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of narrowly focusing its investigations on African government leaders since its inception in 2002. Last April, AU members ordered ...

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News South Korea prosector arrested for corruption
South Korea prosector arrested for corruption
Matthew Santiago
July 17, 2016 04:43:01 pm

A South Korean senior prosecutor was arrested Sunday on bribery charges following investigations into his corrupt relationship with major online game company Nexon . Prosecutor Jin Kyung-joon was accused of taking the equivalent of USD $370,000...

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UK government rejects petition for second EU referendum
Matthew Santiago
July 10, 2016 08:59:42 pm

The UK government on Friday rejected a petition calling for a second referendum vote to prevent the UK from leaving the European Union (EU) . The petition achieved 4.1 million signatures, surpassing the 100,000 signature...

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News Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations in Kashmir
Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations in Kashmir
Matthew Santiago
July 10, 2016 08:14:15 pm

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday accused India of human rights violations after a recent clash between the Indian army and rebels in Kashmir. On Friday, rebels engaged in a firefight...

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UN human rights council votes to appoint expert on LGBT rights
Matthew Santiago
July 3, 2016 04:24:18 pm

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on Thursday in favor of appointing an independent expert to report on and investigate worldwide violence and discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The appointment passed...

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'Wobblies' put on trial in Chicago

On March 23, 1918, 101 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union ("The Wobblies") were put on trial in Chicago for conspiracy to obstruct America's participation in World War I. Learn more about the Wobblies from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Pakistan becomes world's first Islamic republic

On March 23, 1956, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic. Unfortunately, democracy in Pakistan collapsed quickly after General Ayub Khan lead a successful coup d'etat. Since that time, Pakistan has vacillated between military and civilian government. Pakistan was governed by the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan, until it was superseded by the 1973 Constitution, which still serves as the country's basic law today.

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