by Susan | Dec 14, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 14, 1939 The Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations for invading...
by Susan | Dec 13, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 13, 2006 Botswana’s High Court ruled that the country’s Bushmen were entitled to live and hunt on their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, in judgment hailed as victory for the...
by Susan | Dec 12, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 12, 2009 A Palestinian man made homeless by last winter’s Gaza war was the first to receive a UN-funded mud brick home, with UN aid officials saying they’re reverting to ancient building techniques because Israel won’t allow concrete and...
by Susan | Dec 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 11, 2002 A Nicaraguan judge ordered three U.S. companies to pay $490 million to 583 banana workers allegedly affected by the use of the pesticide...
by Susan | Dec 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 10, 1984 The United Nations adopted the Convention Against Torture, often abbreviated CAT, on this day. Officially the Convention Against Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or other Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the CAT was ratified by the U.S. Senate, and thereby...
by Susan | Dec 9, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 9, 2013 A Paris auction of sacred objects from the Hopi and San Carlos Apache Native American tribes kicked off despite objections from the US and activists. The auction fetched more than 550,000 euros. On Dec 11 a US charitable foundation said that it was...
