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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: Guatemala, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Punishment, Genocide
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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: Guatemala, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Law, Politics, Punishment
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Guatemala's top court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case. Rios Montt, 86,...Tags: Murder, Guatemala, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Law, U.S. Congress
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Hate Crimes, U.S. Congress, Google Inc.
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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: Michael Grimm, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Hate Crimes, U.S. Congress
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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: Turkey, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, U.S. Congress, Politics
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New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality
New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...Tags: War Crimes, Religious Conflicts, Research, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights, Hate Crimes, Politics
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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: Al-Qaeda, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Politics
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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: War Crimes, Guatemala, National Government, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rising incomes buoy profits at Rwandan brewer Bralirwa
ReutersKIGALI, May 10 (Reuters) - Rwandan brewer Bralirwa reported a 30 percent rise in net profit for 2012 on Friday, citing rising demand from a growing number of people with middling or higher incomes in the fast-growing nation once devastated by genocide....Tags: Rwanda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Global Expansion, Genocide
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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: War Crimes, Rebellions, Murder, Guatemala, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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