Red Cross chief meets with Bush over Gitmo detainees News
Red Cross chief meets with Bush over Gitmo detainees

[JURIST] International Committee of the Red Cross [official website] president Jakob Kellenberger met with President Bush Monday to discuss ICRC concerns about detainees [ICRC press release] at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST Hot Topic archive]. The Red Cross regularly visits the detainees and, according to a leaked memo, has accused the US of using tactics "tantamount to torture" [JURIST report] on terror suspects. The Pentagon has denied the allegations. Reuters has more.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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