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News UN rights chief: new Egypt law restricts human rights
UN rights chief: new Egypt law restricts human rights
Meena Ansari
June 2, 2017 07:07:09 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday that Egypt's new NGO law will further restrict human rights advocacy. Law 70, which was passed on May 24, 2017, requires...

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News Ohio AG sues drug manufacturers for fueling painkiller addiction
Ohio AG sues drug manufacturers for fueling painkiller addiction
Meena Ansari
June 1, 2017 03:05:44 pm

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed suit Wednesday against five major drug manufacturers for misleading marketing practices that led to a painkiller epidemic. DeWine filed suit in the Ross County Court of Common Pleas [official...

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News Austrian man extradited for war crimes in eastern Ukraine
Austrian man extradited for war crimes in eastern Ukraine
Meena Ansari
May 31, 2017 04:01:57 pm

An Austrian man was extradited Tuesday from Poland to Austria to face war crimes charges for allegedly killing civilians and surrendering troops while fighting for the Ukrainian army. The 25-year-old man allegedly killed Russian separatists while they were injured...

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News UN report: human rights violations in CAR may be war crimes
UN report: human rights violations in CAR may be war crimes
Meena Ansari
May 31, 2017 03:26:59 pm

A new report released Tuesday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) claims that human rights violations within the Central African Republic (CAR) may amount to war crimes. The...

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Supreme Court overturns Ninth Circuit ‘provocation rule’
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May 30, 2017 04:21:26 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 to strike down the "provocation rule" created by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which allows law enforcement officers to...

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Egypt president approves controversial NGO law
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May 30, 2017 03:33:08 pm

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a controversial NGO law that was approved by the Parliament in November. The law was published in the Official Gazette on Monday went into effect...

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India Supreme Court grants extension to move alcohol out of state
Meena Ansari
May 29, 2017 08:05:32 pm

The India Supreme Court on Monday granted a two-month extension to liquor companies currently holding alcohol in the state of Bihar , directing them to transport all alcohol out of the state...

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Ireland High Court strikes down legal challenge to Brexit
Meena Ansari
May 29, 2017 04:36:10 pm

The Ireland High Court on Monday struck down a legal challenge to Brexit on consent. Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, was told by parties on both...

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DHS announces plan to ban laptops from aircraft cabins
Meena Ansari
May 28, 2017 05:43:40 pm

John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security ,stated in an interview Sunday that the United States is considering banning laptops in aircraft cabins on all international flights. During the interview with Fox New Sunday, Kelly said the...

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Federal judge voids 2002 Beltway-sniper-killer life sentences
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May 27, 2017 11:14:50 pm

Judge Raymond Jackson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday tossed out the life sentences imposed by Virginia courts for Lee Boyd Malvo , ruling that...

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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.

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