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Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Human rights - On March 26, 2010, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution calling for Myanmar's (Burma's) government to ensure that this year's elections are free and transparent. The HRC, which includes 47 member nations,...
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Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Legal systems - The European Commission (the executive body of the European Union) released on March 23, 2010, the sixth set of progress reports for Bulgaria and Romania on their entry into the EU, conducted under the Control and...
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Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Women - It was reported on March 29, 2010, that the Ugandan Constitutional Court, in what appears to be a major blow to women's rights groups, rejected a petition for abolishing the traditional practice of bride price (dowry)...