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Some in Mexico want the death penalty reinstated
Published December 4, 2008, 6:16 pm, Los Angeles Times
The increase in slayings and kidnappings related to the nation's war on drug traffickers has created a climate of fear. Legal experts see too many obstacles to restoring capital punishment. Anger and frustration over rampant killings and kidnappings have ignited an improbable debate here over legalizing the death penalty, a punishment that has been effectively banned in Mexico for nearly half ...
"Shut down the S.O.A." ; More than 20,000 swarm Ft. Benning, Ga. for School of the Americas' protest
Published December 4, 2008, 5:57 pm, The Equinox
A few months into my freshman year at Keene State College, our Amnesty International chapter organized an anti-S.O.A. rally in front of the L.P. Young Student Center. I first found out about the School of the Americas (S.O.A.) four years ago when my first KSC friend informed me about it.
Police to charge PAD leaders
Published December 4, 2008, 5:39 pm, Thailandnews.net
Senior police officers met yesterday to map out guidelines for preparing a case against People's Alliance for Democracy leaders over the seizure of Government House and the two main airports. The...
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Published December 4, 2008, 5:31 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Indeed the historic victory of President-elect Obama has created profound prospect of hope and change that swept through America.
Report: Torture is routine in Mauritania
Published December 4, 2008, 5:13 pm, Moldova.org
Mauritania security forces routinely torture detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said.Government officials in the northwest African nation had no immediate comment on the allegations brought by Amnesty International.Torture is used to extract confessions while detainees are being held in custody but also to humiliate and punish ...
Report: Torture is routine in Mauritania
Published December 4, 2008, 4:56 pm, UPI
DAKAR, Senegal, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Mauritania security forces routinely torture detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said.
Zimbabwe declares cholera national emergency
Published December 4, 2008, 4:17 pm, CNN
The Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.
Military cop hires top lawyer for Afghan detainees inquiry
Published December 4, 2008, 3:30 pm, Canada.com
The head of the Canadian Forces military police retained a top Ottawa criminal defence lawyer Thursday to represent him at a public inquiry into Canada's handling of detainees in Afghanistan.
Near Death Experience
Published December 4, 2008, 2:56 pm, Washington City Paper
D.C. lawyer Paul Khoury spends most days representing companies that do business with the government. How did he end up defending convicted prison murderer Joe Payne?
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Published December 4, 2008, 1:16 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Barack Obama is on record as advocating a military escalation in Afghanistan. Before sinking any deeper into that quagmire, we might do well to learn something about recent Afghan history and the role played by the United States.
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