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Human Rights Group Calls on Gaza to Abolish Capital Punishment
The Media Line Staff Gaza, Palestinian Territory (TML) – A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has sentenced at least four men to death, prompting a Palestinian human rights organization to level harsh criticism against capital punishment. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), a Ramallah-based organization, said that the permanent military court in [...]
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British Government To Abolish 177 Agencies
AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – As part of massive spending cuts, the British coalition government will abolish 177 agencies funded by taxpayers. According to reports, the list of the agencies, known as quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations, or “quangos,” to be cut include the Audit Commission, U.K. Film Council, the Commission for Integrated [...]