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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Coal, Human Rights Watch, Metal and Mineral
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Argentina, Repsol struggle to bridge gap over YPF compensation
Reuters* Repsol open to an out-of-court YPF compensation package * Argentina needs foreign funds for YPF shale field * Argentine laws and cash shortages obstacles to any deal By Tracy Rucinski and Karina Grazina MADRID/BUENOS AIRES, May 23 (Reuters) - A year...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Economy, Business and Finance, Argentina, Trials, Petroleum Industry
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Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region displaces 300,000: U.N. aid chief
ReutersOUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, International Criminal Court, International Court or Tribunal, Sudan
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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one a senior leader of al-Qaida's Yemen-based affiliate and said...Tags: Laws, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, Patrick Leahy, Arabian Peninsula
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Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says
Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Criminals, Human Rights Watch, Illegal Immigrants, Misdemeanors
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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: Wars and Interventions, Genocide, International Court or Tribunal, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Criminals, Human Rights Watch, Abusive Behavior, Taliban
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Immigrant Taken Into Federal Custody, Faces Deportation After Appeal Fails
The Hartford CourantA New Haven man who became an advocacy case for state immigration activists and several of Connecticut's top Democrats was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and will be deported. Jose Maria Islas, 35, showed up for an appointment with an immigration...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Deportation, Extradition, Rosa DeLauro
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Justice and Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Heads of State, Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Criminals, Human Rights Watch, Afghanistan, Abusive Behavior
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed - lawyers
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Genocide, International Court or Tribunal, Hate Crimes
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed: lawyers
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday. Rios Montt was sentenced...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Genocide, International Court or Tribunal, Hate Crimes
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