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News Central African Republic government establishes special criminal court
Central African Republic government establishes special criminal court
Peter Snyder
April 23, 2015 10:35:51 am

The current government of the Central African Republic , the National Transition Council, voted Wednesday to create a Special Criminal Court. The new judicial entity is to be made up of 27 judges,...

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News UN calls on EU to set up rescue operation for migrants at sea
UN calls on EU to set up rescue operation for migrants at sea
Peter Snyder
April 23, 2015 10:16:04 am

Top UN human rights officials and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a joint statement Thursday calling on the EU to create a new rescue operation program for migrants attempting to traverse the Mediterranean and to...

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News EU charges Gazprom with abusing gas markets
EU charges Gazprom with abusing gas markets
Peter Snyder
April 22, 2015 11:07:21 am

The European Commission on Wednesday issued a Statement of Objection to Gazprom accusing the Russian gas giant of abusing its position as the dominant source of gas in Central and Eastern...

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News EU high court upholds sanctions on Zimbabwe
EU high court upholds sanctions on Zimbabwe
Peter Snyder
April 22, 2015 10:45:34 am

The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld sanctions placed on individuals and companies in Zimbabwe. The action, brought in 2012 by Zimbabwe's Attorney-General Johannes Tomana and 120 other individuals, challenged sanctions first imposed in 2002 as...

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News UN rights expert urges states to strengthen criminal justice systems
UN rights expert urges states to strengthen criminal justice systems
Peter Snyder
April 20, 2015 10:18:12 am

In closing remarks at the 13th UN Crime Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Sunday in Doha, Qatar, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov called on [UN...

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News UN rights chief calls on Yemen combatants to allow investigation of civilian casualties
UN rights chief calls on Yemen combatants to allow investigation of civilian casualties
Peter Snyder
April 15, 2015 11:22:55 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged combatants in the current conflict in Yemen to report attacks resulting in civilian casualties so that they can be investigated and international...

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News Florida senate votes to repeal ban on same-sex adoption
Florida senate votes to repeal ban on same-sex adoption
Peter Snyder
April 15, 2015 10:56:48 am

The Florida Senate voted Tuesday to repeal the State's ban on same-sex adoption . The Senate voted 27-11 to repeal the law, which has been on the books in Florida since 1977. The...

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News Turkish court acquits Dutch journalist of terrorist propaganda charge
Turkish court acquits Dutch journalist of terrorist propaganda charge
Peter Snyder
April 13, 2015 10:58:16 am

A Turkish court in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Monday acquitted a Dutch journalist accused of producing propaganda materials on behalf of a Kurdish rebel group. Freelance journalist Frederike Geerdink was charged with disseminating "terrorist propaganda"...

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News Former Guantanamo detainee arrested in death of Uganda prosecutor
Former Guantanamo detainee arrested in death of Uganda prosecutor
Peter Snyder
April 8, 2015 11:37:32 am

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee was arrested Tuesday in connection with the murder of Ugandan Senior Principal State Attorney Joan Kagezi last month. Ugandan citizen Jamal Kiyemba was apprehended along with three others in...

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News Texas federal judge refuses to lift order blocking president’s immigration action
Texas federal judge refuses to lift order blocking president’s immigration action
Peter Snyder
April 8, 2015 11:13:29 am

A judge for US District Court for the Southern District of Texas declined Tuesday night to lift an order he issued in February temporarily blocking the executive immigration actions authorized by President Barack Obama...

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Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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