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News Amnesty: Tunisia security forces committing rights abuses
Amnesty: Tunisia security forces committing rights abuses
Jonathon Churchin
February 14, 2017 11:42:42 am

Tunisian security forces have committed human rights abuses following a series of armed attacks in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. In 2015 Tunisia passed a new counter-terrorism law in an attempt remove...

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News Texas senate approves bill targeting ‘sanctuary cities’
Texas senate approves bill targeting ‘sanctuary cities’
Jonathon Churchin
February 9, 2017 02:00:02 pm

The Texas Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would effectively ban so-called sanctuary cities, requiring cities to be in compliance with federal immigration law. SB 4 would require law enforcement in cities and on college campuses to hold...

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News UN Advisor: African nations should not abandon ICC
UN Advisor: African nations should not abandon ICC
Jonathon Churchin
February 9, 2017 01:12:09 pm

African nations should not abandon the International Criminal Court (ICC) , UN Special Adviser Adama Dieng urged in an editorial Monday. Dieng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, wrote in...

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News UN rights expert: Myanmar violence in Rakhine could be crimes against humanity
UN rights expert: Myanmar violence in Rakhine could be crimes against humanity
Jonathon Churchin
February 7, 2017 12:43:40 pm

UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng said Monday that violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity. Responding to a UN report issued last week,...

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News VIZIO to pay $2.2 million in settlement over illegal data collection
VIZIO to pay $2.2 million in settlement over illegal data collection
Jonathon Churchin
February 7, 2017 11:14:31 am

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday announced a $2.2 million settlement with VIZIO over the alleged collection of viewer data without consent. The settlement was in response to an FTC complaint [text,...

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News Europe rights court backs Germany preventative detention
Europe rights court backs Germany preventative detention
Jonathon Churchin
February 3, 2017 07:57:56 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday unanimously upheld a German court's ruling allowing the preventative detention of a 28- year-old man. Daniel Ilnseher was convicted of strangling a woman to death in 1997. In...

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News ICJ rules it has jurisdiction over Kenya-Somalia boundary dispute
ICJ rules it has jurisdiction over Kenya-Somalia boundary dispute
Jonathon Churchin
February 2, 2017 12:02:31 pm

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled that it had the authority to adjudicate a dispute over a stretch of water in the Indian Ocean that is potentially laden with oil and gas. Somalia asked...

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News Federal appeals court upholds order allowing refugees to attend Pennsylvania public high school
Federal appeals court upholds order allowing refugees to attend Pennsylvania public high school
Jonathon Churchin
January 31, 2017 01:08:10 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld an order that refugee students in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, be allowed to attend the public high school, even with limited English skills. The students had...

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News Top EU court rules asylum may be denied to those with terror links
Top EU court rules asylum may be denied to those with terror links
Jonathon Churchin
January 31, 2017 12:22:21 pm

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that those seeking asylum in the EU may be denied if they have any ties to terrorism. The case was in regards to Mostafa Lounani, a Moroccan national. Lounani was...

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News Federal judge blocks rule on assistance to dialysis patients
Federal judge blocks rule on assistance to dialysis patients
Jonathon Churchin
January 26, 2017 01:35:25 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking a new federal rule that would prevent patients from using charitable assistance to buy private health insurance....

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European Community established

On January 1, 1958, the European Community (EC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), was created when the Treaty of Rome officially went into effect. This represented the culmination of efforts since the end of World War II to closely tie the nations of Europe as a way of preventing future wars. The original members were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The EC has since expanded to become the EU, encompassing most of Europe in the fifty years since its creation. Learn more about the early development of the EC from 1945 through 1959.

Emancipation Proclamation final version issued

On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. Lincoln had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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