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UN rights experts urge action on right to development

UN rights experts urge action on right to development

November 30, 2017 12:49:29 pm

A group of UN human rights experts issued an urgent call for action Thursday in order to realize the right to development. The Declaration on the Right to Development was originally adopted on December 4, 1986. The document...

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

November 16, 2017 01:41:08 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order Wednesday placing restrictions on how the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department may interact with protesters. The order states that the City of...

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

November 9, 2017 12:05:39 pm

Ohio voters on Tuesday approved an amendment that will give Ohio crime victims more Constitutional rights. Issue 1 passed with over 82 percent of the vote , giving crime victims more rights and requiring that those...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.