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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: Turkey, Teachers, Google Inc., Adam B. Schiff, Massacres
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Schiff introduces Genocide resolution, again
In what has become an annual exercise, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week introduced a House resolution calling on the U.S. to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, in which roughly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by Ottoman Turks from 1915...
Tags: Barack Obama, Turkey, Google Inc., Massacres, Adam B. Schiff
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Interfaith harmony: Imams to visit Auschwitz
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaA Saudi preacher is among 14 Muslim scholars from across the globe who will visit the former Nazi Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland next week as part of a Holocaust awareness and anti-genocide program, organizers said yesterday. "This is an...Tags: Islam, Judaism, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), U.S. Department of State, Christianity
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News-Press Editorial: Tending the flame of genocide's victims
Those tending the flame of those who perished in the Armenian Genocide had a bit of a mixed bag this week. In happy news, Glendale Unified and its teachers' union agreed to make April 24 — the day that commemorates the horror — an official day...Tags: Lobbying, Barack Obama, Turkey, Politics, Massacres
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Nappier Joins Investor Pressure On Caterpillar Over Sudan Ties
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is ramping up her shareholder activism, joining critics of Caterpillar Inc. who are pushing the mining and construction equipment giant to exit Sudan. Using the power of the state's $26 billion retirement fund, Nappier...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Massacres, Human Rights
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Ed Page On Facebook: Has Syria crossed a 'red line'? Should the U.S. intervene?
The following is an abridged comment thread from http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ryan Sullivan: We need to sit this one out. We're damned if we intervene and we're damned if we don't. I think the last 10-plus years have taught us an important...Tags: Iraq, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Massacres, Human Rights, Interior Policy
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Carol Mason named Norwalk City Schools' teacher of the year
Norwalk Reflector, OhioLast year, Norwalk High School senior Connor Sargent studied criminal justice at EHOVE. He'd wanted to enter the field since eighth or ninth grade because he felt it was a strength of his. But Sargent also loved music and felt a desire to return to...Tags: Entertainment, Teachers, Massacres, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict -judge
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 13 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of...Tags: Government, National Government, Human Rights, Massacres, Interior Policy
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Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict: judge
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and crimes...Tags: Government, National Government, Human Rights, Massacres, U.S. Congress
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Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early...Tags: Government, International Court or Tribunal, Murder, Massacres, Guatemala
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Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY -- Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre and...
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Lawyers, Human Rights
May 17, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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