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News UN rights expert urges Malaysia to improve efforts against human trafficking
UN rights expert urges Malaysia to improve efforts against human trafficking
Matt Belenky
March 2, 2015 03:19:25 pm

UN human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro on Monday urged the Malaysian government to make improvements to its efforts to combat human trafficking. At the conclusion of her first visit to Malaysia, Giammarinaro said that there...

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News Mississippi House approves bill to make execution details secret
Mississippi House approves bill to make execution details secret
Matt Belenky
February 13, 2015 02:11:43 pm

The Mississippi House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would make details involving executions secret and allow lawsuits against anyone who divulges the secrets. Moreover, the names of the executioner and anyone "assisting in...

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First German spy convicted for World War I espionage in the US

On August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage by a military commission sitting at Ft. Sam Houston, becoming the the first German spy convicted by the United States in World War I. Witzke was sentenced to hang, but President Wilson commuted the sentence on May 27, 1920. In 1922 Witzke was pardoned by President Coolidge and deported to Berlin.
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