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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal in Alien Tort Statute Case (April 20, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (the Court) denied certiorari in Cardon

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U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Former El Salvadorian General Can be Deported for 1980s Killings (March 11, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On March 11, 2015, in the Matter of Gen.

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Saudi Man Convicted of Conspiracy in 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings (February 26, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 26, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in U.S. v.

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U.S. to Destroy Chemical Weapons in Compliance with 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (February 4, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

To meet its obligations under the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production

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IACHR Condemns Execution of Charles Warner in the U.S. (January 21, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On January 21, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the judicial execution of Charles Warner by the state of Oklahoma in the United States, which occurred on Januar

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U.S. and Cuba Agree to Normalize Relations (December 17, 2014)

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Amy Morello

On December 17, 2014 the United States and Cuba agreed to begin restoring diplomatic and economic ties that have been severed since January 1961.

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IACHR Congratulates Mexican Supreme Court for Adoption of Protocol Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (August 29, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On August 29, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights congratulated the Mexican Supreme Court for the adoption of a