http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Legislation"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:40:28 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 143446 | Mpls officer on leave following false imprisonment charges http://en.redtram.com/go/232526140/top100/ 232526140 Minneapolis police officer Tony Adams faces charges of false imprisonment after he handcuffed and detained two juveniles in his car earlier this summer. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:38:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232526140/top100/ 84276 | Nigeria: Prosecute Killings by Security Forces http://en.redtram.com/go/232507355/top100/ 232507355 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:45:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232507355/top100/ 84276 | ICC: Prosecutor Seeks OK on Kenya Inquiry http://en.redtram.com/go/232507325/top100/ 232507325 The Hague) - The request today by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to the court's judges to open a Kenya investigation is a decisive step toward justice for the country's 2007 post-election violence, Human Rights Watch said. The move Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:45:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232507325/top100/ 84276 | Syria: End Persecution of Kurds http://en.redtram.com/go/232507300/top100/ 232507300 New York) - Syrian authorities should end their unlawful and unjustified practices of attacking peaceful Kurdish gatherings and detaining Kurdish political and cultural activists, Human Rights Watch said in a released today. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:45:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232507300/top100/ 84276 | Kazakhstan: Rights Deteriorating as OSCE Chairmanship Nears http://en.redtram.com/go/232507263/top100/ 232507263 New York) - Foreign ministers gathering for the annual Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Athens on December 1 and 2 should use the meeting to urge Kazakhstan to address pressing human rights Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:44:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232507263/top100/ 84276 | US: Obama Should Join Mine Ban Treaty http://en.redtram.com/go/232507239/top100/ 232507239 Update: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:44:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232507239/top100/ 2678 | Women, violence and poverty - breaking out of the gender trap http://en.redtram.com/go/232504501/top100/ 232504501 Why is it that more than two thirds of the world's poor are women, although women are only half of the world's population? Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504501/top100/ 2678 | Iran: Amnesty International and Others Urge an Independent Investigation into the Mysterious Death of an Iranian Doctor http://en.redtram.com/go/232504458/top100/ 232504458 Amnesty International, together with Physicians for Human Rights and the International campaign for Human Rights in Iran, today issued an open letter to the Speaker of Iran?s Parliament Ali Larijani and the Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi are urging that Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504458/top100/ 2678 | Peru: Fujimori appeal hearing ends http://en.redtram.com/go/232504421/top100/ 232504421 The Peruvian Supreme Court today concluded the two-day hearing of former President Alberto Fujimori's appeal against the 25-year prison sentence given to him in April 2009 for sanctioning the paramilitary death squad that was responsible for disappearances and extrajudicial killings Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:35:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504421/top100/ 2678 | Lebanon must investigate all civil war mass grave sites http://en.redtram.com/go/232504389/top100/ 232504389 Following confirmation that remains recovered last week are those of a British journalist missing since 1985, Amnesty International has called on the authorities to step up their efforts to reveal the fate of the thousands abducted during the country's civil Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:34:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504389/top100/ 2678 | Yemeni women face violence and discrimination http://en.redtram.com/go/232504351/top100/ 232504351 Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:34:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504351/top100/ 2678 | Switzerland minaret ban would breach freedom of religion obligations http://en.redtram.com/go/232504265/top100/ 232504265 A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland's obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum next Sunday on a constitutional amendment. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:34:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504265/top100/ 2678 | Tunisia: Authorities must release dissenting journalist http://en.redtram.com/go/232504186/top100/ 232504186 The Tunisian authorities must immediately release a well known government critic, journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, Amnesty International said today, and drop trumped up charges that could lead to his being imprisoned for up to five years. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:34:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232504186/top100/ 31538 | Law Suit Filed: Stork Drop Side Baby Cribs Class Action http://en.redtram.com/go/232469266/top100/ 232469266 Stork Craft Cribs Faces Class Action Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:25:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232469266/top100/ 31538 | Law Suit Filed: Ohio Labor and Employment Law http://en.redtram.com/go/232469195/top100/ 232469195 Ohio Employment Law alleged violations of Ohio labor laws including overtime pay, harassment and discrimination. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:25:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232469195/top100/ 31538 | Law Suit Filed: Washington State Employment Labor Law http://en.redtram.com/go/232469129/top100/ 232469129 Washington Employment Law alleged violations of Washington state labor laws including overtime pay, harassment and discrimination. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:25:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232469129/top100/ 1857 | NORML.ORG Last Chance To Register For NORML's 26th Annual Key West Legal Seminar http://en.redtram.com/go/232466098/top100/ 232466098 NORML is still accepting registrations from criminal defense attorneys for its Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:17:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232466098/top100/ 1857 | NORML.ORG CO: Attorney General Backs Reducing Pot Penalties, Taxing Medical Cannabis Sales http://en.redtram.com/go/232466049/top100/ 232466049 State Attorney General John Suthers has endorsed Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:17:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232466049/top100/ 1857 | NORML.ORG Marijuana Use Associated With 'Improved Neurocognition' In Bipolar Patients, Study Says http://en.redtram.com/go/232466002/top100/ 232466002 Cannabis use is associated with "improved neurocognition" in subjects diagnosed with bipolar disorder, according to clinical trial data Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:16:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232466002/top100/ 241881 | San Bernardino Car Accident Leaves Pedestrian Dead http://en.redtram.com/go/232398864/top100/ 232398864 Jose Dominguez, 19, was killed in a the night of November 21, 2009 after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in Loma Linda, California. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino County Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:16:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232398864/top100/