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Speaking at an anti-death penalty summit in Geneva, Amnesty International’s interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone hailed global efforts but said more needs to be done. In a five to four ruling, the Court stated that capital punishment did not violate "human dignity and worth" protected in the Constitution. Unrest across the country is linked to calls from supporters of President Gbagbo, for tens of thousands of "foreigners" to be excluded from the electoral roll. (Beirut) – Lebanon should release migrants and refugees who remain in detention despite having finished their sentences, a group of 14 Lebanese and international human rights organizations said yesterday in a letter to top officials. (New York) – The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members of the Baha’i community, Human Rights Watch said today. Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are urging Congress not to restrict the executive branch from prosecuting terrorism defendants in federal courts or in reformed military commissions in the United States. Sen. Lamar Alexander told President Barack Obama during his health care summit with lawmakers that they should go back to the drawing board in overhauling the health care system. Senate Democrats have retreated from adding new privacy protections to the nation’s primary counterterrorism law, as Republicans refused to lend support and portrayed the majority as willing to harm terror investigations. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement tonight on the President’s bipartisan health reform summit: |
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