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News Zimbabwe police clash with opponents of proposed constitutional amendments
Zimbabwe police clash with opponents of proposed constitutional amendments
D. Wes Rist
May 17, 2007 09:24:00 am

Police in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe , were seen assaulting and arresting protesters who had taken to the streets Wednesday to express dissatisfaction with newly proposed constitutional amendments. Witnesses reported that at least 20 protesters...

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News Zimbabwe police release lawyer for alleged British mercenary
Zimbabwe police release lawyer for alleged British mercenary
D. Wes Rist
May 16, 2007 10:02:00 am

Jonathan Samkange, senior lawyer for the legal team defending Simon Mann in his extradition proceedings, was released by Harare police in Zimbabwe Wednesday after being arrested Monday night for alleged violations of Zimbabwe's Immigration Act...

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News Kenya court allows massacre lawsuit to proceed
Kenya court allows massacre lawsuit to proceed
D. Wes Rist
May 16, 2007 09:39:00 am

A High Court in Kenya has denied government objections to a civil lawsuit brought by family members of the 365 confirmed victims of the 1984 Wagalla Massacre by Kenyan security forces. The Kenyan government had filed a motion seeking...

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News Zimbabwe police arrest lawyer for alleged British mercenary
Zimbabwe police arrest lawyer for alleged British mercenary
D. Wes Rist
May 15, 2007 10:08:00 am

The senior Zimbabwe lawyer for soon-to-be-extradited British mercenary Simon Mann was arrested Monday night for alleged violations of Zimbabwe's Immigration Act . Jonathan Samkange was arrested by police in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, for allegedly violating...

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News 25 Nigerian judicial officials removed for corruption
25 Nigerian judicial officials removed for corruption
D. Wes Rist
May 15, 2007 09:53:00 am

Twenty-five judicial officials were removed from their offices in the Lagos State Judiciary in Nigeria Monday following allegations of corruption and bribery. State Attorney General Oluyemi Osinbajo announced the firings of 22 magistrates and...

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News Maoists urge parliament to declare Nepal republic
Maoists urge parliament to declare Nepal republic
D. Wes Rist
May 14, 2007 09:40:00 am

Leadership within the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) has called on Nepal's interim parliament to immediately declare the country a federal democratic republic. CPN-M leadership formed a human protest chain through the parliament building on...

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News Zimbabwe protests AU decision to probe human rights record
Zimbabwe protests AU decision to probe human rights record
D. Wes Rist
May 14, 2007 09:26:00 am

Joram Gumbo, a Zimbabwean delegate to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and member of the ruling party of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe , expressed outrage and contempt Sunday for the African organization's decision to send...

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News Fijian military carries out coup threat but leaves constitution intact
Fijian military carries out coup threat but leaves constitution intact
D. Wes Rist
December 5, 2006 03:51:00 am

Fiji military commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has carried out a threat to remove the elected government from power unless current Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase voluntarily resigned, a move Qarase flatly refused to...

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News UN Nepal rights office criticizes Maoist violations
UN Nepal rights office criticizes Maoist violations
D. Wes Rist
September 11, 2006 01:23:00 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) urged the Nepali Maoist party Monday to keep its promises to stop its human rights violations. OHCHR-Nepal alleges that Maoist troops...

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News International brief ~ Zimbabwe evictees housing policy violates rights: Amnesty
International brief ~ Zimbabwe evictees housing policy violates rights: Amnesty
D. Wes Rist
September 8, 2006 01:59:00 pm

Leading Wednesday's international brief, Amnesty International has alleged that efforts by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to provide housing for the hundreds of thousands of residents he forcefully evicted in 2005 have fallen well short of international human...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

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On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

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