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News Kenya court to decide whether to hear cases on constitutional revision
Kenya court to decide whether to hear cases on constitutional revision
D. Wes Rist
August 18, 2005 01:48:00 pm

Chief Justice Evan Gicheru of the Kenyan Court of Justice is scheduled to decide Thursday whether three separate court cases filed by three different opposition groups of the Kenyan Parliament should be consolidated into one...

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News Congo court acquits army, police defendants of genocide charges
Congo court acquits army, police defendants of genocide charges
D. Wes Rist
August 18, 2005 01:29:00 pm

A majority of jurors in a Republic of Congo court have acquitted 15 senior level military and police officials accused of orchestrating the 1999 disappearance of over 300 refugees returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the...

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News Zimbabwe introduces constitutional amendments bill
Zimbabwe introduces constitutional amendments bill
D. Wes Rist
August 18, 2005 01:04:00 pm

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe introduced Thursday a highly controversial constitutional reform bill to the Zimbabwean Parliament . The constitutional amendment bill contains proposed changes to the Zimbabwean Constitution that leaders in the MDC...

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News Indicted Rwandan genocide suspect surrenders to UN tribunal
Indicted Rwandan genocide suspect surrenders to UN tribunal
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 04:44:00 pm

Indicted former Rwandan government official Michel Bagaragaza surrendered himself to officials from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Tuesday. Bagaragaza has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide and complicity...

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News Russia approves resolution to withdraw from Estonian border treaty
Russia approves resolution to withdraw from Estonian border treaty
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 04:22:00 pm

The Russian government approved a resolution Tuesday that authorized its formal withdrawal from the Russian-Estonian border agreements, the next-to-last phase that Russia must complete in order to satisfy international legal standards on the withdrawal from a treaty. The Russian-Estonian...

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News S Korea president wants to abolish statute of limitations for human rights abuses
S Korea president wants to abolish statute of limitations for human rights abuses
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 03:46:00 pm

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday that he intends to push for the elimination of a statute of limitations for future human rights violations in South Korea, but said that he isn't seeking to introduce retroactive...

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News Zambian opposition leader to be tried for espionage
Zambian opposition leader to be tried for espionage
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 03:22:00 pm

A Lusaka magistrate court has held that the Zambian Director of Public Prosecutions has sufficient evidence to proceed with a trial against Patriotic Front President Michael Sata on espionage charges. Sata's trial will be held before the...

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News Angolan parliament selects electoral watchdog chairman
Angolan parliament selects electoral watchdog chairman
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 02:53:00 pm

Angolan Supreme Court Justice Caetano de Sousa has been elected by the Angolan Parliament to serve as the head of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) tasked with supervising preparations for elections scheduled for the first...

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News Federal appeals court to hear arguments on Utah flag desecration law
Federal appeals court to hear arguments on Utah flag desecration law
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 02:38:00 pm

A special session of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals meeting at the University of Utah Wednesday will hear arguments about a Utah state law that prohibits the desecration of the US flag . Several...

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News Judge requires redacted arguments to be restored in Abu Ghraib photo case
Judge requires redacted arguments to be restored in Abu Ghraib photo case
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 02:25:00 pm

US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has ordered government lawyers to restore redacted portions of their brief concerning the release of further photographs and video of Abu Ghraib Prison after a closed session review...

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