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The handicap of working for Cuba
June 19, 2009The Supreme Court’s refusal June 15 to review the case of the Cuban Five, whose original trial began in November 2000, invites comparisons of their sentences with those handed out to others with convictions relating to...
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Immigrant deaths in detention raise questions about oversight of private prisons
June 19, 2009Original source: A coalition of immigrant and civil rights groups held a vigil in front of the Atlanta headquarters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency last week to mark the three-month anniversary of Roberto Martinez...
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Teenagers involved in hate crime sentenced
June 19, 2009Original source: A Pennsylvania judged sentenced the two teenagers convicted of simple assault for their role in the July 2008 fatal beating of Luiz Ramirez, a 25 year-old Mexican immigrant, to prison for up to 23...
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Sexual violence hauled out of the shadows
June 19, 2009WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (IPS) - On Jun. 19, 2008, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1820, expressly addressing the problems of sexual violence in conflict situations. One year later, three experts in the field gathered to...
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World leaders, ILO call for urgent reforms
June 19, 2009GENEVA, Jun 17 (IPS) - A crisis summit organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to halt millions of job losses across the world due to the global economic slowdown ended Wednesday with a ringing call...
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