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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...Tags: Justice and Rights, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Prisons, American Red Cross, Wars and Interventions
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Guatemala's top court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case. Rios Montt, 86,...Tags: Punishment, Hate Crimes, Prisons, Guatemala, International Court or Tribunal
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Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
ReutersABIDJAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said....Tags: Justice and Rights, Witnesses, International Court or Tribunal, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
Tags: Punishment, Justice and Rights, Hate Crimes, Guatemala, International Court or Tribunal
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Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...Tags: Lawyers, Litigation, The Pennsylvania State University, Anti Trust Crime, College Sports
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Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants -UN
Reuters* Elephant poaching concern in Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Gabon * Some countries using army troops to hunt down poachers By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be...Tags: United Nations, Libya, International Court or Tribunal, Gabon, Muammar Gaddafi
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
ReutersBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to...Tags: National Government, Religious Conflicts, Treaties, Prisons, Extradition
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Kenya's deputy president promises to cooperate with Hague
ReutersBy Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE, May 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, promised the International Criminal Court on Tuesday he and the president would cooperate despite calling their charges over election violence the result of a...Tags: Elections, Lawyers, Witnesses, International Court or Tribunal, Prosecution
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Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria
BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, International Court or Tribunal, Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights
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Kids demonstrate for dad held in Pompano immigration lock-up
Holding a sign that read "Stop Breaking Families," 8-year-old Alexis Rivas marched through the noon heat in front of an immigration detention center Monday to protest the scheduled deportation of his father for the fifth time. "I want to see my dad,"...
Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Migration, Extradition, Illegal Immigrants, Aventura
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Syrian rebel bites heart of dead soldier-video
ReutersBEIRUT, May 13 (Reuters) - A video of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into is emblematic of a civil war that has rapidly descended into sectarian hatred and revenge killings, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The...Tags: Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), American Civil Liberties Union, Justice and Rights, DREAM Act
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