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News Amnesty International ‘welcomes’ UK Mousa inquiry, calls for impartiality
Amnesty International ‘welcomes’ UK Mousa inquiry, calls for impartiality
Patrick Porter
May 17, 2008 01:30:00 pm

Amnesty International welcomed Saturday the recently-announced public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa , an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died in British military custody in 2003....

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News France court releases RIA Novosti Account
France court releases RIA Novosti Account
Patrick Porter
May 17, 2008 12:51:00 pm

A French court released a bank account belonging to Russian news agency RIA Novosti Friday. The account was frozen in January , along with other accounts belonging to several Russian state organizations. The court ruled that...

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News EU ministers reach agreement on new anti-terror measures
EU ministers reach agreement on new anti-terror measures
Patrick Porter
April 18, 2008 02:21:00 pm

European Commission ministers Friday agreed on implementation of a new counter-terrorism package, including a proposal to amend the Framework Decision on combating terrorism to criminalize recruitment and training for terrorism, particularly when committed...

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News Military commission trial of alleged 9/11 planner to be televised for victims’ families
Military commission trial of alleged 9/11 planner to be televised for victims’ families
Patrick Porter
April 18, 2008 01:34:00 pm

US Army Col. Lawrence Morris, chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo Bay military commissions, has said that the trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Sept. 11 suspects will be broadcast live via closed-circuit television...

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News Former Pakistan justice calls reconstituted top court unconstitutional
Former Pakistan justice calls reconstituted top court unconstitutional
Patrick Porter
April 18, 2008 01:07:00 pm

Former Supreme Court of Pakistan justice Rana Bhagwandas Thursday told the Lahore High Court Bar Association that the Supreme Court as currently constituted is unconstitutional, and that its ruling supporting Pakistani President...

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News Some US states to resume executions after high court lethal injection ruling
Some US states to resume executions after high court lethal injection ruling
Patrick Porter
April 16, 2008 06:47:00 pm

Several US states announced Wednesday that they would resume executions by lethal injection after the Supreme Court's decision upholding Kentucky's lethal injection protocol earlier in the day. Virginia lifted its death penalty moratorium and Oklahoma's...

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News Australia court deals setback to ex-Guantanamo detainee compensation claim
Australia court deals setback to ex-Guantanamo detainee compensation claim
Patrick Porter
April 16, 2008 06:19:00 pm

The Federal Court of Australia Wednesday ruled against former Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib in an ongoing claim for compensation against the Australian government, which he accused of being complicit in torture he...

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News Zimbabwe police ban political rallies
Zimbabwe police ban political rallies
Patrick Porter
April 11, 2008 02:17:00 pm

Police in Zimbabwe Friday banned all political demonstrations as tension continued to mount after the country's contested March 29th presidential election . Independent observers say that Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) candidate Morgan Tsvangirai won more...

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News Pakistan lawmakers introduce bill to lift media restrictions
Pakistan lawmakers introduce bill to lift media restrictions
Patrick Porter
April 11, 2008 01:44:00 pm

Pakistani lawmakers introduced a bill Friday that would lift media restrictions imposed by President Pervez Musharraf after his declaration of emergency rule last November. The bill seeks to remove prohibitions on live broadcasts as...

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News Mukasey says Fourth Amendment applies to domestic military terror ops
Mukasey says Fourth Amendment applies to domestic military terror ops
Patrick Porter
April 11, 2008 01:06:00 pm

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey Thursday disavowed a 2001 memo advising the Bush administration that Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures did not apply to "domestic military operations." Appearing before the Senate...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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