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With Obama, Hu concedes China's rights need help
The Asssociated PressIn a rare concession on a highly sensitive issue, Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge "a lot still needs to be done" to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack...Tags: China, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Hu Jintao
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After jail scandal, spotlight on growing role of women officers
The 19-year-old felt sick to her stomach when she stepped into the Baltimore prison once nicknamed "Supermax" for her first day of work as a corrections officer. The place was dark and dingy, and she had never been around so many men before. When...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Prisons, U.S. Supreme Court, Labor Legislation
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Júbilo y preocupación en Ecuador por aprobación de Ley de Comunicación
El júbilo y la preocupación se conjugaron hoy en Ecuador por la aprobación de una Ley de Comunicación que para la oposición, las asociaciones de periodistas y organizaciones civiles es una "mordaza" y para el Gobierno un medio de frenar los abusos de...Tags: Politics, Media Industry, Ecuador, Human Rights, Twitter, Inc.
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Turkey's leader may consider referendum on park development
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's leader might consider holding a referendum on plans for development in an Istanbul park that sparked nationwide protests against his government, according to media reports Wednesday. Such a move would mark Prime Minister...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul (Turkey), Human Rights
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Istanbul's Taksim Square quiet after chaotic, violent night
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul (Turkey), Human Rights
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Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids
MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Human Rights
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Lauren Conrad: Reality TV told only 'half my story'
Lauren Conrad has kept a low TV profile since she ended her reality TV days of MTV's "Laguna Beach" and its spinoff "The Hills." And she's not itching to get back in that spotlight. "I only ever got to tell half my story," Conrad told Marie Claire,...
Tags: Stephen Amell, HGTV (tv network), Human Rights, Heidi Montag, The New York Times
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Edward Snowden gone from Hong Kong hotel, whereabouts unknown
BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown. "We know...
Tags: China, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Punishment, Judges
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Hong Kong may not be asylum NSA leaker Edward Snowden hoped for
BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Xi Jinping, Hong Kong, Human Rights
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