Human rights activists around the world were subject to murder, assaults, imprisonment and other forms of repression in 2005 according to a joint report issued Wednesday by the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Geneva-based World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) . The study revealed more than 1,100 reported cases of repression against [...]

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Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, Canadian Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice announced a new plan to improve drinking water in "First Nation communities," i.e., Indian reservations. The plan includes mandatory training for treatment plant operators and standards for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of First Nation community water systems. The Canadian Press has [...]

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British Judge Advocate John Bayliss ruled Wednesday that Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, the first British officer to face criminal charges after challenging the conflict's legality will face a court-martial on five charges of failing to comply with a lawful order. Kendall-Smith , a medical officer who had served twice in southern Iraq [...]

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Consumer protection organization Public Citizen Tuesday filed suit in federal court in Washington, DC, challenging the constitutionality of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 , which cuts approximately $39 billion in federal programs. In its suit, Public Citizen alleges that the version of the bill signed by the President was passed by the US Senate, [...]

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