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Carlos DeLuna was executed in 1989 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, but a 400-page article in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review asserts that Texas actually put the wrong man to death, while the real killer bragged about the murder and the fact that DeLuna took the fall.
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There are hundreds of Black Americans who are being murdered in the United States every year with impunity. And police officers serve no time. They always get off.
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Saturday, 05 May 2012 17:51
ACLU Seeks Broad Public Access To Secret Testimony In 9/11 Trial At Guantanamo
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The public should be allowed to hear the five alleged 9/11 conspirators describe what the CIA did to them in secret overseas prisons, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a motion filed at the Guantanamo war court late Wednesday.
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The US new policy allows the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to expand its drone strikes in Yemen.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 20:29
Anti-Terror Law's Focus On Arabic Names Can Disrupt Bank Accounts
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In the chilling aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 - when authorities found that hijackers had active bank accounts in the U.S., including in New Jersey _ the federal government enacted laws to try to detect suspected terrorist links at financial institutions.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012 01:00
Court Blocks Protections for Unemployed Americans and Exploited H-2B Guestworkers
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The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) is concerned that on April 26, 2012, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida granted a preliminary injunction, blocking the implementation of the Department of Labor's (DOL) new comprehensive H-2B regulations.
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Saturday, 28 April 2012 09:21
ISNA Pressure Pays Off as St.Louis Prison Allows Hijab in Jail
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Following intense criticism, pressure and scrutiny over its policy of making female Muslim inmates remove their hijabs - headscarves - the St. Louis County Jail has finally decided to change its search policies.
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Monday, 23 April 2012 23:10
UN to Investigate Plight of US Native Americans for First Time
Written by Ajorlo
The UN human rights inquiry will focus on the living conditions of the 2.7 million Native Americans living in the US.
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Sunday, 22 April 2012 20:16
Study Finds White Juries More Likely to Convict Black Defendants
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The study found that in Florida black defendants were found guilty 81 percent of the time by all-white juries, whereas white defendants were found guilty 66 percent of the time.
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What do Raymond Knaeble, Ayman Latif, Abe Mashal and Steven Washburn have in common, aside from being veterans of the U.S. armed forces?
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