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News Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts 6, including first woman
Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts 6, including first woman
Maureen Cosgrove
June 24, 2011 10:44:09 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday convicted and sentenced six individuals, including the first female to be charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, in relation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW...

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News Federal judge denies release of Taliban Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge denies release of Taliban Guantanamo detainee
Maureen Cosgrove
June 24, 2011 09:33:51 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ruled against the release of a former high-ranking Taliban official at Guantanamo Bay despite a request from Afghanistan's...

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News UN SG condemns Bahrain for activist sentences
UN SG condemns Bahrain for activist sentences
Maureen Cosgrove
June 24, 2011 08:51:17 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday condemned a Bahraini court for sentencing 21 human rights advocates, political activists and opposition leaders to harsh punishments. The court sentenced the protestors to lengthy prison sentences,...

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News Congo court sentences 4 to death for rights activist murder
Congo court sentences 4 to death for rights activist murder
Maureen Cosgrove
June 23, 2011 02:49:18 pm

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday sentenced four policemen to death for killing prominent human rights activist Floribert Chebeya last year. Cherbeya, a member of the activist group Voice of...

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News Supreme Court rules guilty plea sentence may be reduced if guidelines change
Supreme Court rules guilty plea sentence may be reduced if guidelines change
Maureen Cosgrove
June 23, 2011 01:10:55 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Freeman v. United States that an individual whose sentence is imposed under a plea agreement may be eligible...

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News Supreme Court rules on employer liability claims
Supreme Court rules on employer liability claims
Maureen Cosgrove
June 23, 2011 11:18:29 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in CSX Transportation v. McBride that a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) railroad negligence claim does not require...

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News Ontario appeals court stays medical marijuana possession ruling
Ontario appeals court stays medical marijuana possession ruling
Maureen Cosgrove
June 23, 2011 09:44:30 am

A judge for the Court of Appeal for Ontario stayed an April 11 ruling that the country's marijuana laws are unconstitutional. Justice David Taliano of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice invalidated the Marihuana Medical...

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News Turkish military officials arrested in coup investigation
Turkish military officials arrested in coup investigation
Maureen Cosgrove
June 23, 2011 09:10:07 am

Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested two military officials alleged to have been involved in the Balyoz Security Operation Plan ("Sledgehammer" plot) , a military plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government. Lieutenant General Ziya...

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News Netherlands passes net neutrality law
Netherlands passes net neutrality law
Maureen Cosgrove
June 22, 2011 02:25:37 pm

Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday passed a network neutrality law, which prohibits mobile operators from blocking or charging consumers fees for using Internet-based communication services. The law, passed by the Dutch Parliament's lower house, the Tweede Kamer...

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News South Carolina lawmakers approve Arizona-style immigration legislation
South Carolina lawmakers approve Arizona-style immigration legislation
Maureen Cosgrove
June 22, 2011 12:34:53 pm

The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 69-43 on Tuesday to enact legislation aimed at reforming the state's immigration laws. The immigration reform bill allows police officers to check a suspect's immigration...

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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