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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: Prosecution, Heads of State, Massacres, Human Rights, Justice and Rights
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Guatemala court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Guatemala's constitutional court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, throwing out all proceedings in his case since a dispute broke out last month over who should hear...Tags: Massacres, Guatemala, Punishment, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Massacres, Human Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Justice and Rights, International Law
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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, Students, Google Inc., Massacres, Adam B. Schiff
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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I'm not racist. The latest...Tags: Justice and Rights, Cultural Development, Elections, Science and Technology, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt denies ordering slaughter
MEXICO CITY -- The former dictator of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, on Thursday took the stand for the first time in his genocide trial and said he did not order the slaughter of hundreds of indigenous Maya. Rios Montt’s sometimes contentious...
Tags: Prosecution, Heads of State, Massacres, Human Rights, International Court or Tribunal
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Again, Rep. Schiff urges Obama to officially recognize Armenian genocide
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Wednesday once again called on President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a request that for years has gone unfulfilled amid political pressure from a key NATO ally, Turkey. The...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Turkey, Turkey (animal), Massacres, Adam Schiff
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He's got Armenia under his skin, and we get a guidebook
By some measures, Matthew Karanian was a Connecticut Yankee: a 34-year-old litigator in Hartford, American-born and bred. But he had a wild idea. So he took a summer off, headed for the rustic land of his ancestors, and soon found that Armenia was...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Massacres, Yerevan (Armenia), Armenia, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Walk to End Genocide to be held Sunday in West L.A.
A charity walk to raise money and awareness for survivors of genocide around the world will take place Sunday in the Fairfax district. The seventh annual Walk to End Genocide will start at Pan Pacific Park in the 7600 block of Beverly Boulevard....Tags: Massacres, Auction Service, Genocide, Meningitis, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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FDR's Holocaust lapse
Responding to Rafael Medoff's Op-Ed article Sunday detailing FDR's reaction to Jews facing persecution in Nazi Germany, reader Robert Ouriel wrote in a letter published Friday that "as an American and a Jew, I found [Medoff's] criticism of Franklin D....
Tags: Massacres, Human Rights, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, U.S. Department of State
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Ex-Marine charged with hate crime in beating outside gay bar
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.An ex-Marine accused of committing a hate crime outside a gay bar in Long Beach will be extradited from Illinois to face prosecution in L.A. County, officials aid. John Kelly O’Leary, 21, was arrested Monday night in the Chicago suburb of...Tags: Prosecution, Evergreen Park, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chris Bohjalian sets love amid horror
Chris Bohjalian's novel "The Sandcastle Girls" has many traditional elements of compelling fiction — people with secrets, shocking plot twists, compulsively likable characters and a rich love story. It also describes the 1915 mass killing of...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Massacres, Literature, Clubs and Associations, Authors
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