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Americans convicted in Montenegro claim innocence

iht.com     8 hrs ago   10 related          

Two U.S. citizens convicted in Montenegro of plotting an ethnic Albanian rebellion in the country said in an interview Friday that they are innocent, and they accused the authorities of torture. "I am completely innocent," Rrok...                    

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Zimbabwe militias accused of raping dozens

alertnet.org     6 hrs ago   4 related          

By Mica Rosenberg MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - More than 50 women, some as young as 13 and others as old as 60, have been gang raped and tortured by government-backed militias in Zimbabwe because of their support for the...                    

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Would Obama Prosecute the Bush Administration?

digg.com     7 hrs ago   1 related          

Obama's brain trust wants to form a commission on torture and call Bush officials as witnesses, but put off prosecutions -- if any -- till a second term. On the campaign trail in April, Barack Obama was asked whether, if...                    

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Lesbian avoids deportation to Jamaica

drugpolicycentral.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

She was convicted on a cocaine-delivery charge after pleading no contest. (Fri Aug 08 09:50:10 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme1(50%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(60%),...                    

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The Shame Games

signonsandiego.com     4 hrs ago   680 related          

By way of awarding the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to China, the International Olympic Committee affirmed that fundamental human rights are subservient to the spectacle of global sport. As you settle into your favorite chair to...                    

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Two Michigan men say they are innocent in rebellion plot

detnews.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Two U.S. citizens convicted in Montenegro of plotting an ethnic Albanian rebellion in the country said in an interview Friday that they are innocent, and they accused the authorities of...                    

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Edward McMillan-Scott MEP: China is a terror state

conservativehome.blogs.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

Edward McMillan-Scott is a Conservative MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber and Vice-President of the European Parliament. As the Beijing Olympics get under way I am appealing to ConservativeHome readers to take time to think...                    

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Parents reject torture claims

djournal.com     8 hrs ago          

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal NEW ALBANY - A Union County grand jury claims Janet Killough Barreto and Ramon Barreto, whose 2-year-old adopted daughter died at the hands of her teenage stepsister, also tortured three of...                    

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Call for police taser crackdown

brisbanetimes.com.au     57 mins ago   1 related          

CIVIL rights advocates have seized on Federal Government plans for legal bans on torture to argue for tighter controls on the use of tasers by police. The Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, said yesterday the Government was...                    

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Government takes hard line on torture

theage.com.au     7 hrs ago   6 related          

COLLABORATING with torturers or conducting torture in Australia or abroad could be made a separate criminal offence by the Federal Government. In a new hardline approach against torture, the Government will also ratify the...                    

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