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Interpol puts 6 men with ties to FIFA scandal on most wanted list
Interpol on Wednesday issued "wanted person alerts" for six men having ties to the ongoing FIFA scandal on charges including racketeering, money laundering and corruption. The alerts are a notice and warning that the men may be arrested in any cou (More) |
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Amnesty: Qatar failing to deliver on promised migrant labor reforms
More than a year after Qatar's government promised reform for migrant workers, little to no improvement has been made , Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday. The government announced in November that the kafala sponsorship system, which curren (More) |
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UN rights experts: Paraguay government failed 10-year-old rape victim
A group of UN human rights experts said Monday that the Government of Paraguy "failed in its responsibility to act with due diligence" towards a 10-year-old girl who was raped and became pregnant. According to the experts, the girl has not been gi (More) |
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Indonesia executes 8 convicted drug smugglers
Eight convicted drug smugglers were executed in Indonesia early Wednesday despite international criticism and pleas for clemency. Among those executed by firing squad [Jakarta Post report] were Australian nationals Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, p (More) |
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Indonesia Constitutional Court agrees to hear last minute appeal by condemned drug smugglers
The Indonesian Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a last minute appeal by two condemned drug smugglers known as the "Bali Nine Pair" . The pair's legal representative said [Daily Mail report] Monday that the court has agreed to hear the appeal (More) |
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Indonesia to carry out executions of drug smugglers
Indonesia notified nine convicted of drug traffickers--four Nigerian men, two Australian men, a Filipino woman, and one man each from Brazil, France and Indonesia--that their executions will be carried out within 72 hours. The executions will be car (More) |
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Australia court orders ISPs to disclose information about illegal downloaders
The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ordered six Internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over information about alleged illegal downloaders of the US film Dallas Buyer's Club. The case was filed by the US company that owns the rights to the (More) |
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Indonesia court rejcets appeal by Australian drug smugglers on death row
An Indonesian court on Monday rejected the appeals of two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, are known leaders of the Bali Nine [Guardian backgrounder] narcotics organization. They fil (More) |
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UN to appoint Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted four new resolutions, one of which creates a special rapporteur on the right to privacy in the digital age. Decided without a vote, the council reaffirmed the standing right to be free f (More) |
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Indonesia court delays hearing for two Australians set to face execution
An Indonesian court on Thursday delayed a hearing for two Australians that are known leaders of the Bali Nine [Guardian backgrounder] narcotics organization. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are currently facing execution for drug smuggling charges, (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
