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News Spain launches privacy investigation against Google
Spain launches privacy investigation against Google
Sarah Miley
August 17, 2010 02:48:29 pm

Spanish officials announced this week that Spain has launched an investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View maps . Madrid judge Raquel Fernandino issued...

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News Lebanon tribunal receives evidence from Hezbollah on ex-PM murder
Lebanon tribunal receives evidence from Hezbollah on ex-PM murder
Sarah Miley
August 17, 2010 01:40:43 pm

Hezbollah officials on Tuesday submitted evidence to the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) linking Israel to the the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri . The submission...

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News Federal judge rejects SEC-Citigroup subprime mortgage settlement
Federal judge rejects SEC-Citigroup subprime mortgage settlement
Sarah Miley
August 17, 2010 10:38:36 am

A federal judge on Monday rejected a $75 million settlement reached between Citigroup and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month to resolve charges of misleading investors about Citigroup's exposure to...

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News Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee for lack of evidence
Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee for lack of evidence
Sarah Miley
August 17, 2010 09:20:12 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday released a partially redacted opinion ordering the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif for lack of evidence. The...

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News Thailand protest leaders plead not guilty to terrorism charges as state of emergency lifted
Thailand protest leaders plead not guilty to terrorism charges as state of emergency lifted
Sarah Miley
August 16, 2010 01:55:44 pm

Opposition leaders in Thailand pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of terrorism in connection with Thailand's recent political violence , as the government partially lifted the state of emergency that has been in place since May. The...

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News Rights group claims Kyrgyzstan armed forces played role in ethnic clash
Rights group claims Kyrgyzstan armed forces played role in ethnic clash
Sarah Miley
August 16, 2010 11:00:21 am

Kyrgyzstan armed forces played a role in instigating and at times taking part in recent attacks against ethnic Uzbeks, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. HRW also stated that local law enforcement did not provide adequate...

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News US Senator introduces Guantanamo habeas corpus bill
US Senator introduces Guantanamo habeas corpus bill
Sarah Miley
August 16, 2010 08:53:11 am

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has introduced a bill to create rules and guidelines for legal challenges brought by future Guantanamo Bay detainees and enemy combatants captured by US forces. Graham introduced the Terrorist...

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News UN rights committee calls for repeal of anti-leprosy laws
UN rights committee calls for repeal of anti-leprosy laws
Sarah Miley
August 13, 2010 03:01:04 pm

The UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on Friday called for the repeal of all laws that discriminate against people affected by leprosy. The committee also drafted a recommended set of principles and guidelines [UN...

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News UK to prosecute four officers in alleged assault of terror suspect
UK to prosecute four officers in alleged assault of terror suspect
Sarah Miley
August 13, 2010 11:58:03 am

The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Thursday that it will charge four former officers of the UK Metropolitan Police in the alleged assault of terrorism suspect Babar Ahmad . Police Constables Nigel...

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News UN rights committee calls on France to implement plan to end discrimination
UN rights committee calls on France to implement plan to end discrimination
Sarah Miley
August 13, 2010 10:28:00 am

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Thursday concluded its review of France's compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) , holding that while...

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Justice Thurgood Marshall died

On January 24, 1993, retired US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who had spent much of his life fighting and supporting civil rights causes, died in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the life and legal career of Thurgood Marshall.

Poland Prime Minister resigns following espionage allegations

On January 24, 1996, Jozef Oleksy, the Prime Minister of Poland, resigned after he was accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Former KGB officer Andrzej Milczanowski alleged that Oleksy had passed him classified information while serving as the Polish Minister of Internal Affairs. A military investigation was closed in April of 1996 for lack of evidence.

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