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Ivory Coast sets up commission to investigate post-election violence

July 21, 2011 10:01:03 AM

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed a decree Wednesday establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate crimes and human rights violations that took place during post-election violence between pro-Ouattara forces and forces...

July 6, 2011 10:32:37 AM

Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during an operation to suppress demonstrations in the Western town of Tell Kalakh, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report published Wednesday. AI said...

July 1, 2011 01:01:48 PM

The Ivory Coast issued international arrest warrants Friday for aides of former president Laurent Gbagbo . The prosecutor's office in the capital Abidjan issued the warrants , most notably for Charles Ble Goude, the leader of Gbagbo's...

July 1, 2011 08:53:11 AM

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday that the recent wave of Middle East and North African protests and revolutions showed a basic need for human rights . Pillay recounted the efforts...

June 29, 2011 09:09:28 AM

Ivory Coast Justice Minister Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio signed an agreement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, allowing an investigation into political violence to proceed and pledging cooperation with the ICC....

June 27, 2011 01:21:47 PM

Fifteen associates of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo were charged on Sunday with crimes allegedly committed as a result of the country's post-election violence that has been ongoing since last November....

June 23, 2011 01:29:27 PM

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo officially requested permission from ICC judges Thursday to begin investigation into the Ivory Coast after determining that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in...

June 22, 2011 01:57:16 PM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday that he will seek an investigation into the Ivory Coast on Thursday. Last week, Ocampo issued a public...

June 17, 2011 11:08:49 AM

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Friday issued a public notice for victims of violence in the Ivory Coast to give statements and advise if the ICC should proceed with a...

June 16, 2011 01:50:50 PM

The Ivory Coast on Wednesday announced it would establish a commission to investigate alleged crimes committed as a result of the disputed presidential elections last November. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara vowed to probe human rights violations...

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International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism

November 9 is the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism [UNITED factsheet]. On November 9, 1924, American gay activist Henry Gerber and several associates formed the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The Society received a charter from the State of Illinois in December but was disbanded in July 1925 after a police raid which led to Gerber's arrest and trial (albeit not conviction). Pay a virtual visit to Henry Gerber House, now a registered Chicago landmark.

Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts anti-draft law

On November 9, 1970, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in Massachusetts v. Laird not to hear the case of the state's anti-draft law. Massachusetts had passed a law, which allowed its citizens to decline to fight in any undeclared war, even if the person was drafted. The law was passed in opposition to the draft and the war in Vietnam. The First Circuit found the war constitutional and thus struck down the law.