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News Uganda police increasingly using torture, killings: HRW
Uganda police increasingly using torture, killings: HRW
Alexandra Malatesta
March 23, 2011 01:44:49 pm

The Ugandan government is responsible for an increase in torture, illegal detention and extrajudicial killing of its citizens, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . An agency known as the Rapid Response...

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News Canada Supreme Court to review ban on Muslim veil during testimony
Canada Supreme Court to review ban on Muslim veil during testimony
Alexandra Malatesta
March 17, 2011 12:14:37 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court order requiring a Muslim woman to remove her niqab while testifying. The Court of Appeal for Ontario in October ruled [JURIST...

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News DOJ sues California prison system for ordering Sikh inmate to trim beard
DOJ sues California prison system for ordering Sikh inmate to trim beard
Alexandra Malatesta
March 16, 2011 12:03:27 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for unfairly disciplining Sikh inmate Sukhjinder Basra for refusing to trim his beard. The suit also...

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