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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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News Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle investor suit
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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News UN rights expert calls on Israel to withdraw settlers from Palestine territories
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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News Syria military using banned cluster bombs against civilians: HRW
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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News North Dakota lawmakers approve abortion restrictions
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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News UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
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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News Rights group condemns Ivory Coast violations
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 suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

Learn more about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

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