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Bahrain king orders commission to study report on rights violations

November 28, 2011 09:51:11 AM

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has ordered a special commission to look into recommendations made following an independent investigation into the alleged crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the country, the official state media...

November 24, 2011 11:08:55 AM

Bahrain authorities used excessive force and tortured detainees involved in the pro-democracy demonstrations earlier this year, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent Bahraini government commission. The report, published by the Bahrain Independent Commission of...

November 22, 2011 10:08:41 AM

The Bahrain government on Monday admitted to the use of excessive force against pro-democracy protesters in the region early this year. The admission is a reversal of the country's previous characterization of its crackdown on protesters....

July 25, 2011 08:49:58 AM

An independent commission on Sunday began investigating human rights violations related to the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Bahrain . The chairman of the five-person Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), Cherif Bassiouni , announced that the group's...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).