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  • 21Raboteau Massacre — Raboteau is a neighborhood by the sea in Gonaïves in north west Haiti. On April 22 1994, during the 1991 1994 de facto military dictatorship that came to power following a coup against Jean Bertrand Aristide, a group of Aristide supporters were… …

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  • 22Trials since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état — A number of prominent participants in the coup have been tried, and some convicted, in 2004 and 2005. Many of those tried include Cabinet Minister, parliamentarians, and others who have links to the present government, which has come under… …

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  • 23trav|es|ty — «TRAV uh stee», noun, plural ties, verb, tied, ty|ing. –n. 1. any treatment or imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous: »The trial was a travesty of justice, since the judge and jury were prejudiced. 2. a) an imitation of a serious… …

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  • 24trav·es·ty — /ˈtrævəsti/ noun, pl ties [count] : something that is shocking, upsetting, or ridiculous because it is not what it is supposed to be It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote. The investigation into the… …

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  • 25David Milgaard — (born July 7, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian who was wrongfully convicted for the murder and rape of nursing assistant Gail Miller. Contents 1 Arrest and trial 2 Review and release 3 …

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  • 26Fritz Moen — Fritz Yngvar Moen, born December 17, 1941 died March 28, 2005, was a Norwegian wrongfully convicted for two distinct felony murders, serving a total of 18 years in prison. After the overturn of the conviction an official inquiry was instigated to …

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  • 27Roy Meadow — Professor Sir Samuel Roy Meadow (born 1933) is a British paediatrician who rose to initial fame for his 1977 academic paper on the now controversial Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) and his crusade against parents who wilfully harm or kill… …

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  • 28Jed S. Rakoff — Jed Saul Rakoff (born 1943) is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1957 Federal Judicial Center Bio of Jed Saul Rakoff] , US Department of Justice ] BiographyHe was… …

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  • 29Emma Goldman — Goldman circa 1911 Full name Emma Goldman Born June 27, 1869(1869 06 27) Kovno, Russian Empire Died May 14 …

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  • 30Council on American-Islamic Relations — Formation June 1994 by Omar Ahmad, Nihad Awad, and Rafeeq Jaber Type Non profit NGO Purpose/focus Muslim civil rights …

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