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News Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 10:51:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that a federal law criminalizing providing material support for groups designated as terrorist organizations is...

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News Diamond monitoring body urged to suspend Zimbabwe over rights abuse allegations
Diamond monitoring body urged to suspend Zimbabwe over rights abuse allegations
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 08:57:43 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for the removal of Zimbabwe from the Kimberley Process (KP) , the global organization dedicated to suppressing trade in so-called "conflict diamonds." The report, "Deliberative...

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News Canada Supreme Court finds limited right to government information
Canada Supreme Court finds limited right to government information
Dwyer Arce
June 18, 2010 04:33:14 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday ruled 7-0 that Canadians have a limited right to government information if the information is necessary to the effective exercise of the freedom of expression...

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News Utah convict executed by firing squad
Utah convict executed by firing squad
Dwyer Arce
June 18, 2010 11:15:38 am

A Utah firing squad executed inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner on Friday, after the US Supreme Court failed to stay the execution . The execution comes as the first of its kind...

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News US lawyer in Rwanda custody released on bail
US lawyer in Rwanda custody released on bail
Dwyer Arce
June 17, 2010 01:51:22 pm

A Rwandan court on Thursday granted the bail request of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder . Judge Johnson Busingye of the High Court of Rwanda granted unconditional release [Reuters...

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US federal court hears closing arguments in Proposition 8 case
Dwyer Arce
June 17, 2010 09:43:23 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday heard closing arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger , challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 . During closing arguments, the attorneys...

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Switzerland parliament passes US banking treaty
Dwyer Arce
June 17, 2010 08:43:39 am

The Swiss Federal Assembly on Thursday gave final approval on an agreement with the US that will allow Swiss bank UBS to disclose account information of clients suspected by the...

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News UK Supreme Court rules control order violated appellant’s rights
UK Supreme Court rules control order violated appellant’s rights
Dwyer Arce
June 16, 2010 02:50:35 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a control order imposing a 16-hour curfew and requiring the appellant to live 150 miles from his family was a...

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News ICTR calls for release of US lawyer in Rwandan custody
ICTR calls for release of US lawyer in Rwandan custody
Dwyer Arce
June 16, 2010 10:54:21 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday called for the release of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder in a letter to Rwanda authorities. Acting on...

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News Rights group urges Iraqi Kurdistan to end female genital mutilation
Rights group urges Iraqi Kurdistan to end female genital mutilation
Dwyer Arce
June 16, 2010 09:00:30 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Iraqi Kurdistan to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) in a report published Wednesday. The report, "They Took Me and Told Me Nothing," calls...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

Learn more about the treaty from the UN.

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