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Norway proposes law overturning stem cell research ban

January 29, 2007 07:12:00 AM

The government of Norway has proposed new legislation that would allow embryonic stem cell research to potentially find cures for various diseases. Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services Silvia Brustad said...

January 25, 2007 11:24:00 AM

Oksana Chelysheva : "On 23 January 2007 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the decision of the Regional Court of the Russian Federation to liquidate our organization, the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society. We were...

October 30, 2006 07:09:00 AM

The North Korean government is "actively committing crimes against humanity" by the starvation and political repression of North Korean citizens, according to a report released Sunday by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of Vaclav Havel , former...

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Make cluster bombs illegal

October 20, 2006 07:04:00 PM

Thomas Nash : "The increasing evidence of humanitarian harm from cluster munitions used during the recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is the latest example of a consistent pattern of civilian suffering documented over the last 40...

August 3, 2006 12:58:00 PM

The new French iTunes copyright legislation went into effect Thursday, allowing French regulators to force Apple Computer to make its iPod player compatible with songs downloaded from other Internet music stores, and downloads...

May 22, 2006 10:37:00 PM

The Prosecutor v. Michel Bagaragaza, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, May 22, 2006 . Read...

May 22, 2006 02:02:00 PM

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has denied prosecutors' request to transfer the trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Michel Bagaragaza to Norway because Norway does not have a specific law against...

February 15, 2006 07:30:00 PM

Hassan Bubacar Jallow , lead prosecutor for the UN-affiliated International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) asked Wednesday that the Tribunal transfer the case of former Rwanda official Michel Bagaragaza to Norway. Bagaragaza, who...

February 7, 2006 02:00:00 PM

Officials from over 100 countries are meeting in Geneva this week to discuss strengthening a United Nations treaty which controls the use of tobacco products worldwide. The two-week conference is underway to determine further provisions for the World Health...

February 7, 2006 09:06:00 AM

Several hundred Afghan protestors demonstrating against the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in Danish, Norwegian and other European papers stormed a NATO ISAF peacekeeping base near Maymana [alternatively "Meymaneh"; Wikipedia...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.