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News UN rights committee concerned about Iran executions, minority rights
UN rights committee concerned about Iran executions, minority rights
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 4, 2011 01:48:07 pm

The UN Human Rights Committee expressed concern Friday over the protection of individuals' rights in Iran. The committee, composed of independent experts, has recently examined Iran's progress in adopting the International Covenant on...

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News UN expert calls for increased efforts to combat Somalia piracy
UN expert calls for increased efforts to combat Somalia piracy
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 1, 2011 10:59:56 am

Pirates off the Somalia coast have increased their area of operation and use of violence despite unprecedented efforts to reduce piracy, a UN official said Monday. Assistant Secretary-General for Political AffairsTaye-Brook Zerihoun told the UN...

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News Spain judge to face trial for illegal jailhouse wiretap order
Spain judge to face trial for illegal jailhouse wiretap order
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 28, 2011 12:21:03 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court announced Friday that Judge Baltasar Garzon will stand trial on November 29 for ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses. Garzon was indicted [text, PDF, in Spanish; JURIST...

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News Amnesty report: Syria government using hospitals to repress opposition
Amnesty report: Syria government using hospitals to repress opposition
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 25, 2011 10:43:41 am

The Syrian government has been utilizing state-run hospitals and their personnel to abuse wounded protesters, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report published Tuesday. The report alleges that since the anti-government protests began,...

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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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