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Extradition of convicted lieutenant hits home
I am currently a junior at Burbank High School. A series of unacceptable events has concerned me recently. Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant, was extradited by the Hungarian government after only serving eight years of his life sentence for the ax murder of...Tags: Extradition
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Bureaucrats' fears equal support for Gatto
I read with interest your article on Assemblyman Mike Gatto's hearing in Glendale on pension reform ("Lawmakers talk pension reform following the Bell scandal," Oct. 21). It was abundantly clear that bureaucrats (whose interests align with the status...Tags: FBI, Meg Whitman, Politics, Health, Los Angeles Police Department
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Former Guatemala President Alfonso Portillo extradited to U.S.
MEXICO CITY — Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited Friday from his home country to the United States, where he faces long-standing charges that he used U.S. banks to launder millions of dollars in public funds that he...
Tags: Prosecution, Mexico, Embezzlement, International Court or Tribunal, Extradition
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Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...Tags: Politics, Luis Gutierrez, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Memorial Day, Career and Workplace
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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: Politics, Human Rights Watch, Mexico, Mexico City, Heads of State
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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: Rape, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Bombings, Environmental Issues
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...Tags: Punishment, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Prosecution, Mexico
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
Tags: Punishment, Politics, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Hate Crimes
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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: Politics, Punishment, Human Rights Watch, Prosecution, Civil Rights
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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: Rape, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Jerry Sandusky, Executive Branch, Politics, The Pennsylvania State University
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International court to explore investigating Israeli flotilla raid
JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court statement Tuesday. In May 2010, Israeli naval...
Tags: National Government, United Nations, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Prosecution
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