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News Urgent issues facing Sierra Leone war crimes court: report
Urgent issues facing Sierra Leone war crimes court: report
Sung Un Kim
November 3, 2011 07:16:36 am

The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) on Tuesday urged key national and international players to address residual issues to ensure that the legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leona (SCSL) will be...

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News Libya militia torturing displaced Gaddafi supporters: HRW
Libya militia torturing displaced Gaddafi supporters: HRW
Sung Un Kim
October 31, 2011 02:06:48 pm

Militia from the Libyan city of Misrata are torturing and terrorizing the displaced supporters of deceased former leader Muammar Gaddafi , according to a report released Sunday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) ....

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Uruguay senate votes to revoke amnesty law
Sung Un Kim
October 26, 2011 12:39:53 pm

Uruguay's Senate voted 16-15 Tuesday to revoke the amnesty law of 1986, which prevents investigations, adjudications and human rights prosecutions of military junta officials during their regime between 1973-1985. The vote...

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News UN rights chief stresses rule of law as Tunisia conducts first free elections
UN rights chief stresses rule of law as Tunisia conducts first free elections
Sung Un Kim
October 24, 2011 02:42:38 pm

Tunisia conducted its first free elections Sunday, with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay emphasizing the importance of adherence to the rule of law as the country moves forward. The election for the new constituent...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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