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News ECCC charges former Khmer Rouge officials with crimes against humanity
ECCC charges former Khmer Rouge officials with crimes against humanity
Jaime Jansen
November 13, 2007 07:53:00 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced formal charges Tuesday against former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who served as minister for social affairs....

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News Pakistan ex-PM blocked from leading protest march against emergency rule
Pakistan ex-PM blocked from leading protest march against emergency rule
Jaime Jansen
November 13, 2007 07:05:00 am

Pakistani riot police blocked former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from leading a planned 160-mile march from Lahore to Islamabad Tuesday protesting President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule . Bhutto was placed...

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News Former Bosnian Croat soldier transferred to Sweden to finish ICTY sentence
Former Bosnian Croat soldier transferred to Sweden to finish ICTY sentence
Jaime Jansen
November 12, 2007 08:32:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has transferred former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo to Sweden to serve the remainder of his 20-year prison sentence, DPA reported Monday. Christer Isaksson, head...

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News California sues EPA over delayed decision on strict emissions standards
California sues EPA over delayed decision on strict emissions standards
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 11:18:00 am

California filed a lawsuit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an effort to force the EPA to come to a...

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News Federal judge grants injunction against second court-martial for Iraq war objector
Federal judge grants injunction against second court-martial for Iraq war objector
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 10:43:00 am

US District Judge Benjamin Settle issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against holding a second court-martial for Iraq war objector 1st Lt. Ehren Watada until he resolves whether a second court-martial constitutes double...

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News Merck to pay $4.85B to settle all pending Vioxx lawsuits
Merck to pay $4.85B to settle all pending Vioxx lawsuits
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 10:13:00 am

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said Friday that it has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle all pending lawsuits regarding Merck's marketing and distribution of the painkiller Vioxx . The...

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News Ex-NYC police commissioner Kerik indicted on corruption charges
Ex-NYC police commissioner Kerik indicted on corruption charges
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 09:40:00 am

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment for former US Department of Homeland Security Secretary nominee Bernard Kerik , reportedly on corruption charges. Kerik's indictment will remain sealed until his arraignment Friday, but sources close...

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Bush welcomes Mukasey confirmation as attorney general
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 08:55:00 am

US President George W. Bush has welcomed the Thursday Senate confirmation of former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as the 81st attorney general of the United States. In a brief statement,...

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News Former Pakistan PM put under house arrest ahead of mass protests
Former Pakistan PM put under house arrest ahead of mass protests
Jaime Jansen
November 9, 2007 08:05:00 am

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest Friday as she prepared to attend a protest in Rawalpindi against President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule on Saturday. Police barricaded Bhutto's home...

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Turkish PM welcomes delayed vote on US House Armenian genocide resolution
Jaime Jansen
November 6, 2007 08:22:00 am

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he views a decision by US lawmakers to postpone debate on a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killings of...

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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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