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July 22, 2010 10:54:31 AM

The Spanish Interior Ministry announced Thursday that the country has accepted its third Guantanamo Bay detainee. The man, an Afghan national, arrived in Spain on Wednesday and will...

July 20, 2010 12:25:28 PM

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that two more detainees have been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Abd-al-Nisr Mohammed Khantumani was released to Cape Verde, while Abdul Aziz...

July 7, 2010 01:09:24 PM

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced Wednesday that Germany would accept two detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The announcement came after months of negotiations with the Obama administration, which...

June 23, 2010 11:35:22 AM

A group of 55 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Tuesday urged the Thai government to end its state of emergency . The statement comes after the UN Human Rights Council unanimously elected Thai Ambassador Sihasak...

May 30, 2010 08:49:19 AM

A task force initiated by the US government to evaluate the status of Guantanamo Bay detainees has reported that only 10 percent of inmates were terrorist leaders when President Barack Obama took...

May 26, 2010 11:30:02 AM

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced Tuesday that Italy will take two more detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility . The announcement came during a meeting the US officials from the National Security Council,...

May 16, 2010 02:40:29 PM

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has offered to accept two detainees held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay , discussing his decision during his weekly radio address on Friday. The offer is...

February 26, 2009 10:00:00 AM

The US State Department (DOS) on Wednesday released its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the new Barack Obama administration...

August 7, 2008 01:16:00 PM

Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Thursday signed into law a new constitution for the country, providing for multi-party elections, an independent judiciary, and a more powerful legislature. The constitution also provides a...

November 13, 2007 11:25:00 AM

Representatives of 26 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met Tuesday in Maldives to work on a draft resolution on climate change to be presented at the 2007 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

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