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Nicaragua's Constitutional Court must decide on legality of new abortion law

Posted on 06/11/2009

Amnesty International has expressed concern that the Nicaraguan Supreme Court continues to delay its judgment on the legality of new criminal laws on abortion which entered into force in 2008. The Court was due to issue a judgment in May 2009 on the constitutionality of a complete ban on abortio ...

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Turkey: No to safe haven for fugitive from international justice

Posted on 06/11/2009

Amnesty International condemned an invitation extended by Turkey on Friday to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey, even though he is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.   “President Omar al Ba ...

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Kenya's post-election violence suspects must be brought to justice

Posted on 06/11/2009

The Kenyan government has failed to implement a fair and credible judicial process to try those accused of carrying out human rights violations, including possible crimes against humanity, during last year’s post-election violence, said Amnesty International. Amnesty International voiced its ...

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Tunisia releases prisoners held over Gafsa protests

Posted on 06/11/2009

The release of 68 prisoners, held for over a year in connection with popular protests last year against unemployment and high living costs in the resource-rich Gafsa region, has been welcomed by Amnesty International. The organization also called on the Tunisian authorities to put an end to the m ...

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Gadget of the Month Club

Posted by Jeff Jarvis on 06/11/2009

Hey, Verizon (& Google & Apple & Dell & BestBuy….). I want to try the Droid but I am already in indentured servitude to AT&T for my iPhone (and have no particular desire to lose it). As much of a gadget geek as I am (I’m no Leo Laporte – my wife would’ ...

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