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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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News UK government rejects petition for second EU referendum
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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News UN human rights council votes to appoint expert on LGBT rights
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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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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