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UN SG urges protections for journalists’ rights
Alexis Wheeler
November 2, 2015 02:06:03 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater protection for journalists' rights and honored journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty as he marked the second observation of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...

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Federal appeals court refuses to block bulk phone data collection
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October 30, 2015 02:25:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday denied a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to halt the bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency...

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HRW: Morocco draft law in conflict with UN treaty on disabilities
Alexis Wheeler
October 27, 2015 08:37:20 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent Moroccan officials a letter Monday claiming that a draft framework law before the country's parliament is in conflict with obligations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

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John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.

Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

Kenya becomes independent

On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

Read a New York Times article from the day of Kenyan independence.

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