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News Zimbabwe ruling party moves to impeach Mugabe
Zimbabwe ruling party moves to impeach Mugabe
Austin Koltonowski
November 20, 2017 01:53:15 pm

The Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) on Sunday demanded the resignation of 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe . The document threatened that the ZANU PF, which has kept Mugabe in power for decades,...

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News HRW urges Guatemala courts to end due process delays
HRW urges Guatemala courts to end due process delays
Austin Koltonowski
November 13, 2017 01:16:21 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged Guatemalan courts to end unjustifiable delays in high-profile criminal cases. For the past decade, the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) , in partnership with the Attorney General's...

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News Liberia Supreme Court suspends presidential run-off election
Liberia Supreme Court suspends presidential run-off election
Austin Koltonowski
November 6, 2017 01:18:11 pm

Liberia's Supreme Court on Monday suspended the presidential run-off vote that had been scheduled for November 7 until the National Elections Commission (NEC) can investigate allegations of fraud from the initial October 10 vote. Article 83 of the Liberia...

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News Spain Constitutional Court nullifies Catalan independence declaration
Spain Constitutional Court nullifies Catalan independence declaration
Austin Koltonowski
October 31, 2017 02:37:19 pm

Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday formally nullified Catalonia's October 27th declaration of independence. Citing earlier decisions related to the Catalan referendum on independence, the Constitutional Court reiterated their right to...

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