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Senior UN officials call for dialogue to end unrest in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay issued statements Tuesday urging Ukrainian protesters to use restraint and calling on both the government and protesters to work towards constructive dialogue to d (More) |
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EU calls on Ukraine to repeal anti-protest laws
The European Union (EU) on Monday urged Ukraine's government to repeal a series of laws that limit the right to protest government actions. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich [official website, news archive] signed an anti-protest bill into la (More) |
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Ukraine president signs controversial anti-protest bill
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych [official website, JURIST news archive] on Friday signed a bill punishing by fines or arrest the blockading of public buildings, protesters wearing masks or helmets, the dissemination of Internet slander, and p (More) |
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Ukraine passes anti-protest legislation
Ukraine lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation punishing by fines or arrest the blockading of public buildings, protesters wearing masks or helmets, the dissemination of Internet slander, and providing facilities or equipment for unauthorized meet (More) |
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France court orders extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minsiter
A French court in Aix-En Province order the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating $6 billion from BTA Bank . The French court agreed to the extradition requests from Russia and Ukraine, w (More) |
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HRW calls on Ukraine authorities to end intimidation tactics
Human Rights Watch (HRW) , in a letter sent on Friday, called on Ukrainian authorities to end intimidation tactics against those allegedly the victim of police violence. The letter detailed concerns surrounding the treatment of two groups of protes (More) |
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Ukraine demonstrators protest failed EU trade pact
Protests relating to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's [official website; JURIST news archive] decision to back out of an EU trade agreement occurred in Kiev on Saturday. The US has threatened to impose trade sanctions on the Ukraine in respo (More) |
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Ukraine president proposes amnesty for anti-government demonstrators
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich [official website; JURIST news archive] offered amnesty on Friday to those detained while participating in the country's recent anti-government protests. The proposal was made during a roundtable discussion with (More) |
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Ukraine president reports government may restart EU trade pact talks
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich [official website; BBC profile] stated on Tuesday at a televised round-table discussion that a working group is likely to return to Brussels to continue talks on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement , a planned tr (More) |
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Ukraine demonstrators protest failed EU trade pact
Ukrainian demonstrators gathered in the streets of Kiev Saturday to protest President Viktor Yanukovich's [official website; BBC profile] decision to abandon the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement , a planned trade pact with the EU. According to media (More) |
President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act
On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.
Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.
