The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights said Wednesday that declassified notes, taken by a lawyer during interviews with inmate clients participating in the ongoing hunger strike , describe "brutal treatment" of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military camp in Cuba. The notes, written by Julia Tarver, detail allegations of force-feeding without anesthesia or sedatives [...]

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday arrested and charged a Rwandan man living in Toronto with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda . Desire Munyaneza, 39, faces seven charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act [...]

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Many Iraqis watched intently Wednesday as the trial of Saddam Hussein opened, but the proceeding drew mixed reviews in Iraq and abroad. Shiite and Kurdish Iraqis welcomed the start of the trial, with many watching on television as the deposed dictator pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday. Government, Shiite and Kurdish media praised the opening [...]

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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly infringing copyrights as part of Google's Print Library Project . The complaint seeks a declaration that the project violates copyright protections and an injunction against continuing the project, which entails scanning book collections from several universities to [...]

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The administration of Missouri Governor Matt Blunt will continue its legal defense of a state law prohibiting inmates from obtaining abortions unless a woman's life or health is endangered, despite the US Supreme Court's recent decision allowing the transport of a current inmate to a St. Louis abortion clinic. The state's policy eliminating procedures facilitating [...]

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Attorneys representing undocumented immigrants who have been victims of violent crimes filed a federal suit against the US Department of Homeland Security Tuesday for the agency's failure to issue U-visas. The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 , allows the US Citizen and Immigration Services to issue undocumented immigrants substantially harmed by [...]

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