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Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive

Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive

John Paul Putney

October 29, 2010 03:35:40 pm

A Guatemalan judge on Thursday sentenced former National Police (NP) officers Hector Roderico Ramirez Rios and Abraham Lancerio Gomez to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of Fernando Garcia, based on evidence found in an abandoned...

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Rights groups condemn police brutality in Guinea election violence

Rights groups condemn police brutality in Guinea election violence

John Paul Putney

October 26, 2010 02:22:40 pm

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned violence by Guinea's security forces in response to recent opposition demonstrations. Rising tensions amid allegations of fraud and repeated delays...

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Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years

Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years

John Paul Putney

October 25, 2010 02:13:37 pm

The Ontario Superior Court on Monday sentenced Fahim Ahmad , the leader of the Toronto 18 , to 16 years in prison for his role in the terrorist organization. During the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Twenty-sixth Amendment made US voting age 18

On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18.

Learn more about the history surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment.

Congo gains independence, Congo crisis begins shortly thereafter

On June 30, 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Soon afterward, the Congolese military mutinied, touching off the Congo Crisis that would compel UN and Belgian intervention and concluded with the installation of Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator of the country, which was renamed Zaire.

Learn more about the Congo Crisis from the Internet Archive.