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Japan Prime Minister's cabinet approves bill allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne
The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a special bill on Friday allowing the reigning Emperor Akihito to abdicate his throne. This development comes after the 83-year-old emperor hinted at the negative impact the grueling schedule had o (More) |
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UN report reveals extensive human rights violations in South Sudan
The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) released a report on Friday that revealed the findings of a year-long investigation into human rights violations in the Yei Town, Central Equatoria area of South Sudan. (More) |
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Government deal ends mutiny on the Ivory Coast
After a five-day mutiny soldiers in the Ivory Coast on Tuesday agreed to a government settlement to end the disruption. The mutiny began Friday when soldiers began firing bullets at the army headquarters in the central business district of Abidjan, (More) |
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State Department: Syria used crematorium to hide prison deaths
The US State Department said Monday that it has evidence showing the Syrian government has been using crematoriums to dispose of inmates' bodies in the Saydnaya prison . Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Stuart Jones asserted that (More) |
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Victims of Rape and Law: How the Laws of the Arab World Protect Rapists, Not Victims
JURIST Guest Columnist Mais Haddad, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses laws in Arab countries that protect rapists and further oppress rape victims.... In the Arab world, women are under systematic discrimination socially, politicall (More) |
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HRW: dangerous healthcare conditions in US immigration centers
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned [press release; report] Monday that there are "systemic failures, such as unreasonable delays in care and unqualified medical staff leading to "dangerously subpar" medical care in US immigration detenti (More) |
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India supreme court upholds death penalty in gang rape case
The Supreme Court of India upheld death sentences on Friday for four men who fatally gang raped a woman in 2012. The group, five men and a juvenile, lured the young woman, a para-medical student, and her friend onto a bus in New Dehli whereupon the (More) |
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HRW: Syria used chemical weapons in multiple attacks
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that it has found new evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in at least four recent attacks targeting civilians. The groups said that local residents and activist in Khan S (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit against California ban on gay conversion therapy
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal challenging California's 2012 ban on "gay conversion" therapy. The law , signed by California Governor Jerry Brown , became the first of its kind, barring the so-called therapy that aims to (More) |
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Lawyer files ICC complaint against Philippines president over alleged death squad
Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio filed a complaint Monday against Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte accusing him of extrajudicial killings during his nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. The 77-page complaint was filed before the International Criminal Cou (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.
