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Germany charges former Nazi guard and US resident with accessory to murder
Tere Miller-Sporrer
March 11, 2009 11:35:00 am

German prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have filed charges against former Nazi concentration camp guard and Ohio resident John Demjanjuk . Demjanjuk is charged with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his...

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Rights group urges Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to evacuate civilians
Tere Miller-Sporrer
March 6, 2009 07:06:00 am

 The Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) should agree on an evacuation plan for civilians caught in hostilities between the groups in the country's...

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UN SG urges support for Rwanda genocide tribunal
Tere Miller-Sporrer
March 2, 2009 08:07:00 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday pledged his ongoing support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and stressed that the international community must continue to combat...

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ASEAN ministers discuss rights body creation
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 27, 2009 12:16:00 pm

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Thailand said Friday they had held discussions on a draft charter for the already-controversial ASEAN Human Rights Body (AHRB), which Thai officials have...

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News Belgium seeks ICJ ruling on Senegal dispute over former Chad president
Belgium seeks ICJ ruling on Senegal dispute over former Chad president
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 23, 2009 01:23:00 pm

Belgium filed suit against Senegal in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, asserting that the ICJ must intervene because the nations are in disagreement over the prosecution of former Chadian President Hissene Habre...

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Rights group accuses Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers of human right violations
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 20, 2009 12:26:00 pm

Both the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have committed human rights violations by attacking civilians in the Vanni region, according to a...

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Venezuela voters approve amendment abolishing presidential term limits
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 16, 2009 08:11:00 am

Venezuelan voters approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits in a national referendum Sunday. President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Tibisay Lucena...

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Kenya parliament rejects bills establishing election tribunal
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 13, 2009 01:37:00 pm

The Kenyan Parliament rejected Thursday two bills that would have established a special national tribunal to deal with cases stemming from the December 2007 post-election violence . The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2009...

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South Africa parliament backs removal of chief prosecutor
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 13, 2009 11:57:00 am

The National Assembly of South Africa voted 232-60 Thursday in support of the decision of President Kgalema Motlanthe to fire the country's chief prosecutor Vusi Pikoli . The vote endorsed [Times...

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News Spain court bars 2 ETA-linked Basque parties from upcoming election
Spain court bars 2 ETA-linked Basque parties from upcoming election
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 9, 2009 08:36:00 am

Spain's Supreme Court on Sunday unanimously banned the Basque separatist political groups Democracy 3 Million (D3M) and Askatasuna from participation in the coming March elections. The court found that Askatasuna was...

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