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News Iraq PM formally asks US to hand over ‘Chemical Ali’
Iraq PM formally asks US to hand over ‘Chemical Ali’
Jaime Jansen
November 30, 2007 07:52:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has formally asked US President George Bush to hand over Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali," and two other former members...

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News Sudan suing French charity involved in ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift
Sudan suing French charity involved in ‘Darfur orphans’ airlift
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:58:00 am

The government of Sudan is planning a lawsuit against French charity Zoe's Ark for its involvement in last month's attempt to airlift 103 children alleged to be...

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News Iran ex-nuclear negotiator acquitted of espionage charges
Iran ex-nuclear negotiator acquitted of espionage charges
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:31:00 am

An Iranian court has acquitted Hossein Mousavian, a former key nuclear negotiator, of espionage charges but convicted him of "propagating" against the Islamic government, judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi said Tuesday. Mousavian was arrested in May on...

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News Pakistan minister apologizes for ordering ousted judges to vacate government housing
Pakistan minister apologizes for ordering ousted judges to vacate government housing
Jaime Jansen
November 27, 2007 07:00:00 am

Pakistani Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz apologized Tuesday for demanding that that all of the Supreme Court of Pakistan judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf when he declared emergency rule in early November vacate...

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News China chief justice applauds judicial reform
China chief justice applauds judicial reform
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 08:22:00 am

Xiao Yang , chief justice of China's Supreme People's Court has said that court reforms over the last 10 years have achieved judicial efficiency and improved the quality of trials and rulings ...

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Pakistan orders ousted judges to vacate government housing
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 07:51:00 am

The Pakistani government said Sunday that all of the Supreme Court of Pakistan judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf when he declared emergency rule in early November must vacate their government-provided accommodations by Friday and...

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Canada ex-Chief Justice Lamer dies
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 07:06:00 am

Former Canadian Chief Justice Antonio Lamer , 74, passed away on Saturday of natural causes, the Globe & Mail reported Sunday. Lamer led the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990-2000, and served on the high court...

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Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal holds first public hearing
Jaime Jansen
November 20, 2007 08:13:00 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Tuesday held its first public hearing, considering the appeal of Kaing Guek Eav , better known as "Duch," against his eight-year pre-trial detention....

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Pakistan releases thousands of detained lawyers, activists
Jaime Jansen
November 20, 2007 07:45:00 am

Pakistani authorities have released more than 3400 lawyers and political activists detained in the aftermath of President Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency rule , Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Igbal Cheema told AFP Tuesday, adding...

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US federal grand jury probing Blackwater Iraqi civilian shootings: ABC
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November 20, 2007 07:04:00 am

A US federal grand jury has opened an investigation into Blackwater USA employees involved in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians during a September 16 incident that took place in West Baghdad, ABC News reported...

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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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