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News US defense lawyer pleads not guilty to Rwanda genocide denial
US defense lawyer pleads not guilty to Rwanda genocide denial
Sarah Miley
June 5, 2010 10:15:09 am

US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of Rwanda genocide denial. Rwandan prosecutors claim that as a result of his past American publications on the Rwandan...

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Turkish government restricts more Google services for ‘legal reasons’
Sarah Miley
June 5, 2010 09:46:52 am

Turkey’s Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TIB) has indefinitely restricted several Google services, including Google Docs and Google Translate, due to "legal reasons," according to local news reports . The TIB, which controls Internet accessibility in Turkey, released...

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News Kazakhstan president declines to sign bill extending powers
Kazakhstan president declines to sign bill extending powers
Sarah Miley
June 4, 2010 03:37:09 pm

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday announced during a local TV broadcast that he will not sign a controversial law that would grant him several presidential powers for life, even if he stepped down from...

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News Argentina ex-military officials go on trial for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Argentina ex-military officials go on trial for ‘Dirty War’ crimes
Sarah Miley
June 4, 2010 12:03:12 pm

An Argentine federal court on Thursday commenced trial proceedings for five ex-military officials allegedly responsible for the death of 65 left-wing activists during the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . The former dictators are charged with...

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Rights group praises conviction in Turkish prison torture case
Sarah Miley
June 4, 2010 09:41:26 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday lauded the Turkish government for its conviction of several prison and police officials for the torture and death of anti-government activist Engin Ceber while in police custody. Tuesday's conviction...

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Zimbabwe rights activist arrested over conflict diamond information
Sarah Miley
June 3, 2010 01:42:27 pm

Zimbabwean human rights activist Farai Maguwu was arrested Thursday for allegedly supplying false information about Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining practices to the international diamond control body the Kimberley Process (KP) . Maguwu, head of a prominent non-governmental organization...

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EU court upholds Dutch gambling restrictions
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June 3, 2010 11:02:08 am

The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two judgments on Thursday against UK betting companies Ladbrokes International and Betfair , upholding Dutch restrictions on Internet gambling. The Netherlands Supreme Court sought guidance from the ECJ...

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US warns against ICC adopting state aggression as crime
Sarah Miley
June 2, 2010 02:58:42 pm

US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp expressed concern Tuesday over the potential adoption of a state aggression law by the International Criminal Court (ICC) , claiming that it could undermine the integrity of...

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Canada launches legal probe into Google privacy violations
Sarah Miley
June 2, 2010 11:20:45 am

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart announced Tuesday that an investigation has been launched into inadvertent data collection by Google while photographing streetscapes on unsecured wireless networks for its Street View...

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DOJ unprepared for WMD attack: report
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June 2, 2010 09:12:28 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has failed to formulate a coordinated response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according a report released Tuesday by DOJ Inspector General Glenn Fine ....

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