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UN investigators to probe recent attack in Ivory Coast
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Tuesday that it is sending human rights officials to investigate the recent attack on a relocation camp for internally displaced persons in Nahibly, Ivory Coast [BBC backgro (More) |
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Ivory Coast charges two more ex-president allies with genocide
The Ivory Coast [BBC News backgrounder; JURIST news archive] justice ministry announced Tuesday that two allies of former president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] have been charged with genocide relating to the months of post-elec (More) |
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UN expert urges international community to protect freedom of assembly
UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai on Thursday called on the international community to protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association . In a report to the UN Human Rights Council , he provided several recommendations for improvi (More) |
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UN rights expert urges international support for Ivory Coast
UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Ivory Coast Doudou Diene on Wednesday called on all Ivorians and the international community to maintain their support in the wake of the recent killing of seven UN peacekeepers, eight civi (More) |
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ICC agrees to postpone hearing for Ivory Coast ex-president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Tuesday that it will postpone the confirmation of charges hearing for former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [ICC case profile; JURIST news archive] after his defense team requested more time. (More) |
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Ivory Coast ex-president asks to postpone ICC hearing
Lawyers for former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] requested on Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) postpone the confirmation of charges hearing which is scheduled for June 18. The lawyers ar (More) |
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Ivory Coast cross-border violence still continues: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that since July 2011 at least 40 people including women and children have been killed during cross-border attacks on Ivory Coast [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] villages by armed militants in (More) |
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Ivory Coast post-election violence investigation flawed: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern Thursday over the investigation into post-election violence in the Ivory Coast in 2010 and 2011 and advocated six-month extension of the probe. HRW's primary concern rests on the short time-frame of the (More) |
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UN report: conflict-related sexual violence is global risk
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday presented the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence to the UN Security Council [official website; press release]. The report docu (More) |
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ICC expands investigation of war crimes in Ivory Coast
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday was granted permission [decision, PDF; press release] by a pretrial chamber to expand his investigation of war crimes in the Ivory Coast to incidents dating back t (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
