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News Bahrain rights activists on hunger strike
Bahrain rights activists on hunger strike
Peter Snyder
March 25, 2013 11:59:50 am

Two Bahraini human rights activists have intensified their hunger strike and are refusing fluids, according to a report released Monday by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) . According to the report Zainab al-Khawaja [HP...

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Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle investor suit
Peter Snyder
March 19, 2013 11:31:59 am

Citigroup, Inc. agreed on Monday to pay out $730 million to settle a lawsuit brought by investors claiming the financial services corporation misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis. According to a statement ...

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UN rights expert calls on Israel to withdraw settlers from Palestine territories
Peter Snyder
March 18, 2013 12:32:50 pm

Israel must cease all settlement activity and immediately withdraw settlers from the Palestinian territories, according to a UN expert speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday. Christine Chanet presented a report [text,...

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Syria military using banned cluster bombs against civilians: HRW
Peter Snyder
March 16, 2013 03:48:14 pm

The Syrian regime is expanding its use of widely banned cluster bombs, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Saturday. According to the report, the Syrian military has used cluster munitions in 119 locations...

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North Dakota lawmakers approve abortion restrictions
Peter Snyder
March 16, 2013 02:21:07 pm

The North Dakota legislature passed two bills Friday that would place strict limits on abortion, banning non-emergency abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected and barring terminations sought because of genetic abnormalities. HB 1305 and HB 1456 ...

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Maldives police arrest former president
Peter Snyder
March 5, 2013 11:09:59 am

Police in the Maldives arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday for missing a February 10 court appearance for charges that he illegally detained a judge prior to his resignation last year. Nasheed had taken refuge...

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UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
Peter Snyder
March 4, 2013 12:42:37 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson called Monday on the US government to publish the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report...

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Rights group condemns Ivory Coast violations
Peter Snyder
February 26, 2013 11:16:21 am

The Ivory Coast national army is committing human rights violations against supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo , Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According to AI, the national army,...

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BP Gulf oil spill trial opens
Peter Snyder
February 25, 2013 11:31:32 am

Trial began Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana between individuals affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and British Petroleum (BP) . The other corporations involved [Reuters...

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UN expert urges recognition of interdependency of environmental and human rights
Peter Snyder
February 19, 2013 12:15:32 pm

UN Independent Expert on human rights and the environment John Knox stated Tuesday that international governments must acknowledge and account for human rights when formulating environmental regulations. Knox delivered his remarks in Nairobi at the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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