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5 Kenyans, 1 Tanzanian detained over Kenya university massacre

April 7, 2015 11:35:22 AM

A court in Nairobi on Tuesday ordered five Kenyan citizens and a Tanzanian to be detained for 30 days while authorities investigate possible connections to last week's university massacre. The court granted state lawyers' request for the...

December 20, 2014 02:09:32 PM

Kenya's parliament on Thursday passed a sweeping new anti-terrorism law after some of its members engaged in a shoving match that led to blows being exchanged. Those opposed to the bill, citing violations of free...

October 24, 2014 08:39:08 AM

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday condemned Netherlands' attempts to return Somali refugees to areas controlled by Islamist terrorist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (al-Shabaab) . The report noted critically that Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK...

August 18, 2014 11:21:22 AM

Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) has carried out a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in violation of international human rights laws, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. Based on interview research conducted between...

November 20, 2013 12:31:15 PM

The Kenyan human rights group Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) and the Open Society Justice Initiative issued a report on Tuesday, calling on the US and the UK to suspend financial support to...

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UN envoy condemns attack on Mogadishu

September 7, 2013 03:11:55 PM

A UN envoy to Somalia on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a village restaurant in Mogadishu that left 15 dead. Reports state that a car bomb exploded outside of a restaurant frequented by...

September 4, 2013 07:12:03 AM

The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Shamsul Bari on Tuesday commended the adoption of a human rights roadmap by the Somali federal government. Formally endorsed by the Somali cabinet last week,...

April 18, 2013 10:07:03 AM

The UN Independent Expert on human rights in Somalia on Wednesday urged the Somali government to continue efforts to strengthen the country's justice system in the wake of Sunday's attacks on the Supreme Court complex ....

April 15, 2013 10:52:23 AM

Al-Shabaab radicals launched an attack on Sunday against Somalia's Supreme Court. The attack, resulting in at least 35 deaths , was one of the worst attacks in years for the country's capital of Mogadishu. According to...

February 21, 2012 01:02:15 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday criticized Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (FTG) and African Union forces (AMISOM) for failing to stop the unlawful recruitment of children as soldiers, forced marriage and...

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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).