Swiss Holocaust Study Critiques Nations Refugee Policy
A five year Swiss government funded study concludes authorities knowingly aided the Holocaust by turning Jewish refugees away or returning them to Nazi persecution. The panel led by Jean François Bergier cites thousands turned away and estimates over 20 000 refugees possibly deported or rejected while sheltering nearly 30 000 Jews in Switzerland during World War II.
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Switzerland
Jean-Francois Bergier
Hitler
Germany
Martha Welti
Bergier
Federal Institute of Technology
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Monitoring head loses support at chemical watchdog vote
The executive committee of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voted 17 in favor 5 against with 18 abstentions on a no confidence motion against director general Jose Bustani. Bustani refused to resign and said he would accept a special committee review, while the U S pressed for an extraordinary full-membership session.
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Netherlands
Chemical Weapons Monitoring Organization
U.S
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Jose Bustani
Cuba
Russia
China
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Iran
Bustani
Washington
United States
State Department
Richard Boucher
Chiapas Government and Lawyers Clash Over Legal Fees
Chiapas officials accuse two human rights lawyers of profiting from Zapatista cases by charging millions in fees. The Network of Public Defenders denies charges, saying no fees are levied. The case, involving three executed Zapatista rebels, awaits Inter-American Court ruling in Costa Rica.
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Zapatista
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Costa Rica
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Miguel de Los Santos
Abelardo Mendez
Human Rights Court
Seberiano
Hermelindo Santis Gomez
Sebastian Santis Lopez
Katia Nunez Patino
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