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Amnesty urges Colombia to prioritize land rights of indigenous, Afro-descendant peoples
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November 5, 2015 07:18:01 am

The Colombian government should prioritize the rights of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities above corporate interests, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Wednesday. According to AI, the armed conflict in the country has caused members of...

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Obama directs federal agencies to ‘ban the box’ on employment applications
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November 3, 2015 12:07:48 pm

US President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has instructed the Office of Personal Management (OPM) to remove inquiries about criminal records from federal employment applications. Obama made the announcement during a speech at Rutgers...

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OSCE: Serbia war crimes prosecutions inadequate, incomplete
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October 29, 2015 08:46:52 am

Serbia has yet to completely investigate and adequately prosecute war crimes that occurred in the 1990s conflict, according to a report released Tuesday by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) . The...

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UN rights chief deploys mission to South Sudan
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October 27, 2015 01:41:20 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Monday that he has deployed a mission to South Sudan after reports surfaced of human rights abuses by both sides. The 10-member team began its...

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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.

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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.

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