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News UN officials concerned over activists rights in Burundi
UN officials concerned over activists rights in Burundi
Jacqueline Jones
November 25, 2014 01:11:15 pm

An official for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on Tuesday stated that human rights activists in Burundi have been the subjects of threats and defamation for their current role...

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News Obama announces immigration reforms
Obama announces immigration reforms
Jacqueline Jones
November 21, 2014 11:06:58 am

US President Barack Obama on Thursday announced execution action on immigration that would allow 4.7 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the US. The reform allows immigrants that have been in the US for more than five...

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News Rights group finds repeated violations of Egypt’s constitution
Rights group finds repeated violations of Egypt’s constitution
Jacqueline Jones
November 18, 2014 12:57:19 pm

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) on Tuesday released a study pointing to at least 12 violations of 12 articles of Egypt's constitution , which passed in January of this year. ANHRI alleges that...

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News Federal court denies challenge to clergy housing allowance
Federal court denies challenge to clergy housing allowance
Jacqueline Jones
November 14, 2014 11:28:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday reversed the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin Court decision that a portion of the tax code...

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News Amnesty urges accountability for torture in Philippines
Amnesty urges accountability for torture in Philippines
Jacqueline Jones
November 10, 2014 01:54:58 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged accountability for torture in the Philippines, noting that five years after the enactment of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 , there have still been no convictions. Salil Shetty, AI's...

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News Indiana supreme court upholds state’s right-to-work law
Indiana supreme court upholds state’s right-to-work law
Jacqueline Jones
November 7, 2014 11:15:32 am

The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state's right-to-work law , stating it did not violate the state's constitution. The 5-0 decision was from an appeal from the Indiana trial court which declared...

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News Supreme Court lets New York City pregnancy center ordinance stand
Supreme Court lets New York City pregnancy center ordinance stand
Jacqueline Jones
November 4, 2014 09:01:07 am

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to rule on a challenge to New York City Administrative Code § 20-816 , which requires non-profit crisis pregnancy centers to disclose whether they have a licensed...

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News Rights group finds evidence of cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine
Rights group finds evidence of cluster bombs in eastern Ukraine
Jacqueline Jones
October 21, 2014 01:37:24 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported on evidence of the use of cluster bombs by the Ukrainian government on the city of Donetsk, a heavily populated civilian area in eastern Ukraine. The bombs have...

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Ku Klux Klan founded

The US hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee as a reaction to reconstruction efforts following the Union victory in the American Civil War. The group would later become notorious for its attacks on Black Americans, being targeted by the Enforcement Act of 1871, which imposed civil and criminal liability for deprivation of constitutional rights. Read the Enforcement Act of 1871.  

Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812

On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812. Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America.

Hamid Karzai born

On December 24, 1957, Hamid Karzai was born in Karz, Afghanistan. He would go on to become in 2004 his country's first elected president after the end of Taliban rule in 2001.

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