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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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British Mandate for Palestine goes into effect

The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine went into effect on September 29, 1923, granting the United Kingdom administrative control of Palestine. It also directed the UK to facilitate the creation of a Jewish state in the region pursuant to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Learn more about the British Mandate for Palestine.

First Congressional invocation of War Powers Act

On September 29, 1983, Congress invoked the War Powers Act for the first time, authorizing President Ronald Reagan to keep US Marines in Lebanon for another 18 months.

Tweleve Europe Nations create CERN

On September 29, 1954, twelve European nations signed a convention, creating the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The laboratory was later constructed in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more about the history of CERN.