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News UN urges probe of Sudan Kordofan region war crimes
UN urges probe of Sudan Kordofan region war crimes
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 11:28:15 am

The UN on Monday called for a thorough investigation into alleged violations of international law and war crimes in the Southern Kordofan area of Sudan . The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

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News Serbia urges US to block execution of citizen
Serbia urges US to block execution of citizen
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 09:44:21 am

The Serbian government filed an amicus curiae on Friday in a Nevada court seeking to block the execution of a Serbian citizen on the grounds that the country's consulate was not informed of the man's arrest in 1994. Serbia...

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News Mubarak trial resumes, live TV broadcasts to end
Mubarak trial resumes, live TV broadcasts to end
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 09:07:04 am

The corruption and murder trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resumed on Monday. Mubarak is on trial for murder, attempted killing of protesters and other charges related to general abuse of power...

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News Class action lawsuit accuses Apple, major publishers of collusion
Class action lawsuit accuses Apple, major publishers of collusion
Maureen Cosgrove
August 11, 2011 11:34:28 am

A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California alleges that Apple and five major publishers colluded to illegally fix electronic book (e-book) prices. The...

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News Pennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in juvenile sentencing scandal
Pennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in juvenile sentencing scandal
Maureen Cosgrove
August 11, 2011 10:53:24 am

A Pennsylvania judge was sentenced Wednesday to 28 years in prison for his participation in a juvenile sentencing scandal . Mark Ciavarella Jr., a former judge in Pennsylvania's Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas , was...

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News Arizona appeals immigration law ruling to Supreme Court
Arizona appeals immigration law ruling to Supreme Court
Maureen Cosgrove
August 11, 2011 09:32:29 am

The state of Arizona on Wednesday filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court seeking to overturn a lower court decision enjoining four provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law [SB 1070...

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News Bangladesh court begins first war crimes trial
Bangladesh court begins first war crimes trial
Maureen Cosgrove
August 10, 2011 02:16:53 pm

The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICTB) on Wednesday began the country's first trial against a suspect accused of war crimes related to the 1971 War of Independence . Delwar Hossain Sayedee, 71, is a...

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News Chile president introduces civil union legislation
Chile president introduces civil union legislation
Maureen Cosgrove
August 10, 2011 12:55:06 pm

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday proposed legislation that would legalize same-sex civil unions . The bill, entitled Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja, would extend inheritance and social welfare...

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News Afghanistan president dissolves special elections court
Afghanistan president dissolves special elections court
Maureen Cosgrove
August 10, 2011 11:11:48 am

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday announced the dissolution of a special court he had established to investigate poll fraud in last September's parliamentary elections . The special court...

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News Lebanon tribunal says authorities have reported back on Hariri probe
Lebanon tribunal says authorities have reported back on Hariri probe
Maureen Cosgrove
August 10, 2011 10:34:23 am

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced on Tuesday that Lebanese authorities reported to the tribunal on their efforts to search for and arrest four men wanted for killing former prime minister Rafik Hariri...

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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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