Jordan torture and US renditions report [Amnesty International] News
Jordan torture and US renditions report [Amnesty International]

"Your confessions are ready for you to sign": Detention and torture of political suspects in Jordan, Amnesty International, July 24, 2006 [identifying at least 10 suspected cases of alleged extraordinary rendition where detainees were removed from US custody and sent to interrogation centers in Jordan, and also alleging that security agents in Jordan torture terror suspects on behalf of the US to obtain forced confessions]. Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

India constitution ratified

On January 26, 1950, India ratified its constitution, formally making the new country a republic. On the same day, Rajendra Prasad was inaugurated as the republic's first president. The anniversary is celebrated today as Republic Day in India.

Tennessee became first state to ban alcohol sales

On January 26, 1838, Tennessee became the first US state to pass a law prohibiting the general sale of alcohol; fines paid by lawbreakers were put towards the support of public schools. Read more about the history of Prohibition.