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Guatemala war crimes trial rulings spur protests
MEXICO CITY — Contradictory court judgments in the war crimes trial of former Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt this week set off protests in Guatemala City and prompted rebukes from human rights organizations around the world. On Friday,...
Tags: Prosecution, Hate Crimes, Justice System, Politics, Human Rights
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Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf flees court after arrest ordered
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but he slipped away when commandos assigned to protect the ex-leader...Tags: Elections, Lawyers, Politics, Justice System, Human Rights
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Venezuelan judge rejects call for recount
CARACAS, Venezuela — Even before any legal motion was filed, the pro-government head of Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped down demands for a recount of the hotly contested presidential election that gave a narrow victory to Hugo Chavez'...
Tags: Elections, European Union, Chile, Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro
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Philippines to pay more than $200 million to Marcos-era victims
The Philippines is pulling more than $200 million from the Swiss bank accounts of ousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos to compensate people tortured, raped and detained while he was in power, under a new law signed Monday. Victims of abuse during the...
Tags: Lawyers, Wars and Interventions, Justice System, Politics, Human Rights
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Qatar cuts poet's life term to 15 years in jail; outcry persists
A Qatari poet jailed for verses deemed seditious and insulting to his nation's emir faces 15 years behind bars after an appeals court cut back on his prison term Monday. Human rights groups were outraged in November when a Qatari court first ruled...Tags: Arab Spring, Tunisia, Los Angeles Times, Politics, Human Rights
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U.N.: Indian Ocean claims hundreds as 'one of the deadliest' waters
By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived. The starving people had endured nearly two...
Tags: Bangladesh, United Nations, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Politics
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Human Rights fest docs convey hard truths
Sometimes a number is shocking enough to stop you cold. In filmmaker Dawn Porter's documentary "Gideon's Army," which takes an in-depth look at the professional grind experienced by public defenders (playing at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Siskel Film...
Tags: John Goodman, 60 Minutes (tv program), Arts and Culture, Sundance Film Festival, Politics
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Myanmar officials blame electrical problems for mosque fire
Electrical problems were to blame for a fire that reportedly killed 13 children at a mosque and religious school in Myanmar, authorities said Tuesday, even as the blaze stirred up suspicions of an attack on Muslims. Yangon regional fire chief Kyi Win...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Politics, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Burma
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Timbuktu attacks are sign of continued challenge in Mali, experts say
New attacks on the storied city of Timbuktu are a sign of the continued uneasiness in the African nation of Mali, months after French and Malian forces pushed back militants trying to extend their reach southward. An Al Qaeda affiliate claimed...
Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Religious Conflicts, Ban Ki-moon
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'Game of Thrones' returns, Kevin Ware's injury shocks and pogs in your Easter basket?
In case you forgot it's April Fools day, Google is there to remind you. Today's top "cold searches" will return you to the 90's with Y2K, Pogs hologram slammers, Macarena step-by-step and prom scrunchies making you want to jump jumping like a mac daddy....
Tags: The Huffington Post, Nepal, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Human Rights
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COLUMN: US is inching toward Syria
Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Turkey, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Rebellions
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McManus: Inching toward Syria
Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding rebels...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Turkey, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Politics
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