Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy
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Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case
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Police address renewed interest in JonBenét Ramsey case
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Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
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Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 are unconstitutionalABC News - 20h -
5 Women Win Reparations From Belgium for Crimes Under Colonial Rule
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Supreme Court Hears Case on FDA’s Rejection of Flavored Vapes
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Following Hunter Biden pardon, prosecutors push back against criticism of charges
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