War crimes indictment of ex-Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj [ICTY] News
War crimes indictment of ex-Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj [ICTY]

The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Indictment, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, released March 10, 2005 [charging the ex-Kosovo PM and former KLA commander with 17 counts of crimes against humanity – including inhumane acts, destruction of property, unlawful detention, deportation or forcible transfer of civilians, murder, rape – and 20 counts of violations of the laws or customs of war – including cruel treatment, murders and rape]. Read the full text of the indictment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Attica NY prison revolt ended in assault killing 41

On September 13, 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York state after a four-day standoff with rioting prisoners. This photo, released by New York state authorities, shows Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald in the Attica prison yard after it was retaken.

Thirty-two prisoners and nine guards died in the final assault. Learn more about the Attica revolt and the conditions the prisoners were trying to have improved in this retrospective.

Khrushchev takes over leadership of USSR

On September 13, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, taking over leadership of the country after the death of Joseph Stalin. Soon after taking office, Khrushchev exposed many of the crimes of his predecessor. He was later forced from power in 1964, largely in response to his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Read an obituary of Nikita Khrushchev from the New York Times.