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Amnesty: EU security laws targeting Muslims
The increased "securitization" of Europe has disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups, particularly Muslims Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Tuesday. AI looked at human rights analyses drawn from 14 EU member states. The group warned of (More) |
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UN report: children in Afghanistan facing malnutrition
A new report released Monday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that children in Afghanistan are bearing the brunt of the nutritional crisis, despite attempts at administering food aid. OCHA has concluded tha (More) |
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UN rights expert condemns Iran for continued imprisonment of activists on hunger strike
A UN human rights expert expressed concern Monday for nine human rights activists imprisoned in Iran. Among those activists, eight are believed to be on life threatening hunger strikes, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situ (More) |
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Amnesty: Iraq militias committing war crimes
Several militias operating in Iraq have been committing war crimes using weapons manufactured in 16 different countries, including the US, Russia, China and Iran, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Thursday. The report discusses the acti (More) |
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UN: more than 6,800 Iraq civilians killed in 2016
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) reported Monday that 19,266 civilian casualties occurred in 2016 , with 6,878 killed and 12,388 wounded. The UN has repeatedly condemned terrorist bombings and said that terrorist attacks in the latter mont (More) |
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Tunisia authorities arrest three suspects in association with recent Berlin attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of being involved in the December 19th terror attack at a Berlin Christmas Market where a loaded truck ran into the crowded market. One of the men is the nephew of Anis Amri, who was susp (More) |
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Iraq militia executes IS supporters: HRW
An Iraqi militia, backed by the government, executed four men suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (IS), Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday. Because the men were never tried, HRW claims their executions constitute war crimes . The (More) |
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Obama warns against torture tactics in final security address
US President Barack Obama gave his final national security address in Tampa on Tuesday, urging the next administration to stay true to the American stance against torture. The president began by commending service men and women in their part against (More) |
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Iran Supreme Court affirms death penalty for billionaire
The Supreme Court of Iran on Saturday affirmed the death sentence of 42-year-old Iranian oil billionare Babak Zanjani, according the country's state-run news agency . Zanjani was arrested in December 2013 on charges of embezzlement, money laundering (More) |
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US concludes Syria airstrikes not in violation of international law
US Central Command concluded on Wednesday that airstrikes carried out by the US-led coalition near Dayr az Zawr, Syria, in September did not violate international law. According to Russian sources , the strike killed 60 soldiers loyal to Syrian Pr (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
