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Taking Reparations Seriously
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego says that although reparations for African-American slavery remain an elusive goal due largely to misconceptions about what they might entail, meaningful reparati (More) |
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Guantanamo conditions 'considerably' improved: Red Cross
Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross , said Tuesday that ICRC recommendations to US officials have resulted in considerable improvements in detention conditions at Guantanamo Bay . Kellenberger told Swiss new (More) |
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Lethal Injections in the United States [HRW]
So Long as They Die: Lethal Injections in the United States, Human Rights Watch, April 24, 2006 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Judge dismisses challenge to military 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
A federal judge in Boston Monday dismissed a suit filed in 2004 by twelve members of the US armed forces represented by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) challenging the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell̶ (More) |
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Convictions of Nazi war criminals up in 2005
In 2005 sixteen Nazi war criminals were convicted for atrocities during World War II in Italy, Germany and Poland, a marked increase in convictions over the previous year, according to a new report issued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center . The report (More) |
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Russia drops lawsuit against soldiers rights NGO
A lawsuit filed by the Russian Justice Ministry's Federal Registration Service against the Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committees , a local NGO representing the rights of soldiers, was dropped Wednesday after the group publicized the fact th (More) |
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Nepal police arrest 250 pro-democracy protesters as UN envoy decries rights abuses
Nepal police on Wednesday arrested approximately 250 college professors who were protesting in the town Pokhara against the direct government of King Gyanendra [official profile; BBC profile]. Organizers set up the demonstration in violation of gove (More) |
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Alabama legislature approves pardons for Rosa Parks, civil rights activists
The Alabama Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would pardon Rosa Parks [TIME profile], the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists convicted of violating Jim Crow laws in the state. Under an amendment to the bill, (More) |
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Courts-Martial In Lieu of Leadership: Not Enough Military Justice
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Kathleen Duignan, Executive Director of the National Institute of Military Justice, says that the prosecution and conviction of low-ranking soldiers like US Army dog handler Sergeant Michael J. Smith for abusing prisone (More) |
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King Gyanendra address on democracy and elections [Nepal]
Message to the nation by King Gyanendra of Nepal, April 14, 2006 .English-language translation from eKantipur.com:Beloved Countrymen,On the occasion of the advent of the New Year 2063, we extend best wishes for peace, good health and prosperity of al (More) |
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