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News Guatemala files criminal complaints for human rights violations during civil war
Guatemala files criminal complaints for human rights violations during civil war
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 1, 2009 08:44:00 pm

The director of Guatemala's National Compensation Program Cesar Davila announced Friday that the Guatemalan government has filed more than 3,000 criminal complaints for human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's 1960-1996 civil war...

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News State Department not renewing Blackwater Iraq contract
State Department not renewing Blackwater Iraq contract
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 1, 2009 05:36:00 pm

An official from the US State Department said Friday that the Blackwater Worldwide contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq will not be renewed when it expires in May. The State Department...

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News Spain may legislate to limit universal jurisdiction: Israel foreign minister
Spain may legislate to limit universal jurisdiction: Israel foreign minister
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 30, 2009 12:21:00 pm

Spanish foreign minister Miguel Moratinos has said he will push for legislation limiting the country's universal jurisdiction policies to prevent the investigation of Israeli officials, according to Friday statements by Israeli foreign minister...

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News Venezuela to renew extradition request for anti-Castro militant
Venezuela to renew extradition request for anti-Castro militant
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 26, 2009 07:33:00 am

Venezuela will renew its request that the US extradite anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles , an official announced on Friday. Venezuela is hopeful that the new Obama administration will be more receptive to the request...

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News Second Circuit denies defense bid for rehearing in 1998 US embassy bombing case
Second Circuit denies defense bid for rehearing in 1998 US embassy bombing case
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 23, 2009 02:24:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday denied a petition for rehearing in the case of Wadih El-Hage who was convicted of the 1998 bombing of two US embassies...

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News War crimes probe of South Ossetia conflict urged again
War crimes probe of South Ossetia conflict urged again
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 23, 2009 12:02:00 pm

Both Russia and Georgia must investigate possible violations of the laws of war during and after the week-long South Ossetia conflict in August 2008, according to a report released Friday by Human...

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News Cambodia genocide court sets February trial date for Khmer Rouge leader
Cambodia genocide court sets February trial date for Khmer Rouge leader
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 19, 2009 10:25:00 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Monday that the trial of Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek-Eav , better known as "Duch", will begin...

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News Court-martial for US Marine in Fallujah case set for February
Court-martial for US Marine in Fallujah case set for February
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 13, 2009 11:56:00 am

The court-martial for US Marine Corp Sgt. Jermaine Nelson has been scheduled for February 16, according to a Monday report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. The trial was scheduled to begin earlier this month, but a...

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News Rights groups concerned by potential delay in closing Guantanamo
Rights groups concerned by potential delay in closing Guantanamo
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 13, 2009 09:50:00 am

Human rights groups are concerned about US President-elect Barack Obama's intentions to keep the Guantanamo Bay detention center open for at least 100 days after taking office, according to a Monday report in the Miami Herald....

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News Closing arguments begin in trial of Peru ex-president Fujimori
Closing arguments begin in trial of Peru ex-president Fujimori
Tere Miller-Sporrer
January 12, 2009 08:09:00 am

Final arguments began Monday in the trial of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori for alleged human rights abuses during his 1990-2000 rule. The prosecution contends that between 1991 and 1992, Fujimori was aware of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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