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UN rights experts urge action on right to development

UN rights experts urge action on right to development

November 30, 2017 12:49:29 pm

A group of UN human rights experts issued an urgent call for action Thursday in order to realize the right to development. The Declaration on the Right to Development was originally adopted on December 4, 1986. The document...

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

November 16, 2017 01:41:08 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order Wednesday placing restrictions on how the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department may interact with protesters. The order states that the City of...

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

November 9, 2017 12:05:39 pm

Ohio voters on Tuesday approved an amendment that will give Ohio crime victims more Constitutional rights. Issue 1 passed with over 82 percent of the vote , giving crime victims more rights and requiring that those...

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Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott

On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.