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News UN rights office condemns Boko Haram for kidnappings
UN rights office condemns Boko Haram for kidnappings
Stephen Adelgren
May 7, 2014 12:56:29 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday criticized the militant group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April...

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News Thailand PM ordered to step down for abuse of power
Thailand PM ordered to step down for abuse of power
Stephen Adelgren
May 7, 2014 11:13:31 am

The Thai Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down for an alleged abuse of power relating to the transfer of a senior civil servant to another position...

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News Egypt court hands down more sentences for Morsi supporters
Egypt court hands down more sentences for Morsi supporters
Stephen Adelgren
April 27, 2014 03:25:29 pm

Egyptian courts over the weekend convicted many supporters of the ousted former president Mohamed Morsi on charges including violence and rioting. According to AFP reports, 13 supporters were sentenced on Saturday and another 42 on Sunday. Those...

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News Nepal legislature passes amnesty bill for former rebels, security forces
Nepal legislature passes amnesty bill for former rebels, security forces
Stephen Adelgren
April 27, 2014 02:07:49 pm

Nepalese lawmakers passed legislation on Friday that could grant amnesty to former Maoist rebels and security forces accused of committing various war crimes, including torture and murder, during the nation's civil war. The bill establishes ...

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News Kosovo prime minister calls for vote on creating court for Balkans war crimes
Kosovo prime minister calls for vote on creating court for Balkans war crimes
Stephen Adelgren
April 18, 2014 01:39:19 pm

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci on Thursday called on the nation's parliament to vote on creating a European Union-backed tribunal to investigate allegations of harvesting organs from dead Serbs during the 1990s Balkans war. In a press...

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News Ohio AG approves proposed constitutional amendment to overturn gay marriage ban
Ohio AG approves proposed constitutional amendment to overturn gay marriage ban
Stephen Adelgren
April 15, 2014 12:58:44 pm

Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine determined on Monday that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would overturn its current ban on gay marriage had obtained the requisite number of signatures and satisfied the...

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News ICTY upholds genocide charges against Ratko Mladic for 1995 Srebrenica massacre
ICTY upholds genocide charges against Ratko Mladic for 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Stephen Adelgren
April 15, 2014 12:00:09 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia determined during a session on Tuesday that sufficient evidence exists to uphold charges on two counts of genocide against Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb...

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News UN crime agency reports 437,000 intentional homicides in 2012
UN crime agency reports 437,000 intentional homicides in 2012
Stephen Adelgren
April 11, 2014 02:11:15 pm

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the results of the Global Study on Homicide 2013 (GSH) which detailed the global prevalence of intentional homicides, finding 437,000 homicides in 2012. The UNODC collected [UN News...

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News European Court of Justice declares Netherlands ‘piracy levy’ unlawful
European Court of Justice declares Netherlands ‘piracy levy’ unlawful
Stephen Adelgren
April 11, 2014 01:13:55 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday that the Netherlands' "piracy levy" tax added to the purchase price of copying materials such as blank CDs or DVDs does not properly account for the...

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News UN experts urge countries to ratify treaty on rights of migrant workers
UN experts urge countries to ratify treaty on rights of migrant workers
Stephen Adelgren
April 8, 2014 11:44:14 am

UN experts on the rights and status of migrant workers on Monday renewed calls to states urging the signing and ratification of a treaty more than 10 years old. The International Convention on the Protection of the...

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Eichmann trial begins in Israel

On April 11, 1961, the trial of former-Nazi Karl Adolf Eichmann began in Jerusalem, Israel. During the Holocaust, Eichmann was responsible for coordinating the deportation of Jews from Germany and occupied Europe to concentration and extermination camps in Eastern Europe. In 1961, he was captured in Argentina by Israeli commandos and brought to Jerusalem for trial. A panel of three Israel judges found Eichmann guilty on 15 counts, including crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership in an illegal organization under Israel's Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Law. He was executed by hanging on May 31, 1962.

Learn more about the trial of Adolf Eichmann from the Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team.

Lyndon Johnson signed housing rights act

On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (often refered to as the Fair Housing Act), an amendment to the landmark 1964 Act prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion or national origin in the sale, rental, financing or advertising of housing.

Learn more about Fair Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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