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News Holder confirms no final decision on trial venue for accused 9/11 conspirators
Holder confirms no final decision on trial venue for accused 9/11 conspirators
Hillary Stemple
July 11, 2010 01:59:30 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder said during an interview Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation that no final decision has been reached as to whether accused 9/11 conspirators, such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST...

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News Cuba frees first of 52 political prisoners scheduled to be released
Cuba frees first of 52 political prisoners scheduled to be released
Hillary Stemple
July 11, 2010 01:17:12 pm

The Cuban government on Saturday freed the first of 52 political prisoners who will be released as part of an agreement with the Roman Catholic Church , which was brokered by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel...

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News Canada government accountability officer to probe G-20 security measures
Canada government accountability officer to probe G-20 security measures
Hillary Stemple
July 9, 2010 03:01:36 pm

Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin announced Friday that he is launching an investigation into the enactment of a local regulation that broadened the scope of police search and seizure powers in certain...

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News Italy media strikes to protest wiretapping bill
Italy media strikes to protest wiretapping bill
Hillary Stemple
July 9, 2010 01:42:55 pm

A majority of Italian media went on strike Friday to protest a bill currently under consideration that would restrict the use of wiretaps and criminalize the reporting of wiretap transcripts by the news...

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Ex-Khmer Rouge leader fires international lawyer while awaiting vedict
Hillary Stemple
July 9, 2010 12:09:11 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Friday that former Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek Eav , more commonly known as "Duch," has fired his international lawyer, just weeks before...

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Former Rwanda pastor pleads not guilty to genocide charges
Hillary Stemple
July 9, 2010 10:33:12 am

Former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity relating to...

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News Cuba agrees to release 52 political prisoners
Cuba agrees to release 52 political prisoners
Hillary Stemple
July 8, 2010 03:40:34 pm

The Cuban government on Thursday began the process of releasing political prisoners as part of an agreement with the Roman Catholic Church , which was brokered by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos . Under...

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ICC suspends trial of Congo militia leader Lubanga
Hillary Stemple
July 8, 2010 02:37:14 pm

Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday suspended the trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo , stating that the trial could not proceed until...

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Europe rights body claims racism increasing during economic crisis
Hillary Stemple
July 8, 2010 12:33:46 pm

The Council of Europe's European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) reported Thursday that racist violence and rhetoric has risen in Europe during 2009, following the recent economic crisis . According...

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EU Parliament approves deal allowing US access to suspected terrorists’ financial information
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July 8, 2010 10:48:37 am

The EU Parliament on Thursday approved the adoption of an agreement giving the US access to bank data in order to track the finances of suspected terrorists. Under the agreement, the US can...

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