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News South Africa journalists ‘appalled’ by proposed media regulation
South Africa journalists ‘appalled’ by proposed media regulation
Zach Zagger
August 8, 2010 02:24:38 pm

South African journalists on Sunday expressed disdain for proposed media regulations that they claim will inhibit freedom of expression and media freedom. A declaration by South African Press Council chairman Raymond Louw criticizing the regulation was...

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Supreme Court refuses to block Khadr military trial
Zach Zagger
August 7, 2010 04:01:56 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to block the military trial of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr . The Supreme Court issued a one-line order denying the Khadr's...

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News Rights group urges South Carolina to stop segregating HIV-positive prisoners
Rights group urges South Carolina to stop segregating HIV-positive prisoners
Zach Zagger
August 7, 2010 12:48:16 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) to stop segregating HIV-positive inmates . HRW claims the policy promotes stigma and discrimination because HIV-positive prisoners are housed in...

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News Honduras judge drops abuse of power charges against ousted leader Zelaya
Honduras judge drops abuse of power charges against ousted leader Zelaya
Zach Zagger
July 24, 2010 12:31:30 pm

A Honduran judge on Friday dropped two abuse of power charges against ousted leader Manuel Zelaya . Judge Humberto Palacios dismissed the charges because of the amnesty granted to those involved...

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San Francisco cell phone radiation ordinance challenged
Zach Zagger
July 24, 2010 11:14:38 am

A wireless communications industry group filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a San Francisco ordinance requiring disclosure of cellular phone radiation emission levels. The complaint, filed by CTIA in the US District Court for the Northern...

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Federal judge strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
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July 9, 2010 09:36:58 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is...

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UN rights commissioner pledges justice for torture victims
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June 26, 2010 11:49:42 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday warned people and nations that practice torture that they cannot escape the reach of justice . Commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of...

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Cambodia genocide court denies bail for 3 former Khmer Rouge officials
Zach Zagger
April 30, 2010 01:02:33 pm

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday dismissed appeals by three former Khmer Rouge officials to block the extension of their provisional...

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Zach Zagger
April 30, 2010 11:25:15 am

The French Justice Ministry on Thursday denied a request from former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega to be treated as a prisoner of war (POW). Noriega currently awaits trial in France on money laundering...

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April 30, 2010 11:25:00 am

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday dismissed appeals by three former Khmer Rouge officials to block the extension of their provisional...

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Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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