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News US to seek UN Human Rights Council seat: State Department
US to seek UN Human Rights Council seat: State Department
Ingrid Burke
April 1, 2009 08:30:00 am

The US will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this year, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and US Permanent Representative to the UN Susan Rice ...

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News Rights group claims US immigrant detention policy violates international Law
Rights group claims US immigrant detention policy violates international Law
Ingrid Burke
March 25, 2009 08:41:00 am

A substantial increase in the number of immigrants detained by the US over the last decade and the length of their detentions "falls short of international human rights law," according to a report released...

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News Rights group claims Israel military violated medical ethics code in Gaza offensive
Rights group claims Israel military violated medical ethics code in Gaza offensive
Ingrid Burke
March 23, 2009 10:31:00 am

Advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR) Monday criticized  the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) for allegedly violating its own code of ethics and general principles of human rights by impeding...

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Obama announces first federal appeals court nominee
Ingrid Burke
March 18, 2009 08:12:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Judge David Hamilton to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , thereby moving to fill the first of 15 federal...

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News Federal court dismisses Broadcom antitrust complaint against Qualcomm
Federal court dismisses Broadcom antitrust complaint against Qualcomm
Ingrid Burke
March 16, 2009 10:45:00 am

Wireless communications company Qualcomm announced Monday that the US District Court for the Southern District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against it by longtime corporate rival Broadcom asking...

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News Spain panel proposes sweeping abortion reforms
Spain panel proposes sweeping abortion reforms
Ingrid Burke
March 6, 2009 08:58:00 am

A panel of legal and medical experts headed by Spanish Minister of Equality Bibiano Aido on Wednesday proposed sweeping reforms to Spain's current abortion laws. The panel contends...

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News First EU Kosovo trial blocked by Serbian protesters
First EU Kosovo trial blocked by Serbian protesters
Ingrid Burke
March 3, 2009 11:56:00 am

More than 100 Serbian judges, prosecutors, and legal professionals prevented the opening of the first EU-backed trial in Kosovo by protesting in front of the Mitrovica court house Monday....

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News EU says US must provide more information before members take  Guantanamo detainees
EU says US must provide more information before members take Guantanamo detainees
Ingrid Burke
February 27, 2009 08:16:00 am

Speaking on behalf of the European Union, Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer Thursday expressed reservations about hosting Guantanamo Bay detainees without first examining potential safety and security implications. The Czech...

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News Holder confirms Guantanamo will close despite improvements
Holder confirms Guantanamo will close despite improvements
Ingrid Burke
February 26, 2009 12:19:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday confirmed the Obama administration's intention to close Guantanamo Bay in 2010 despite his belief that the facility is now well-run and that detainees are treated...

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime.

175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the U.S. Psychotropic Substances Act, the U.K. Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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