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Rights group urges Mexico to hold soldiers accountable for human rights abuses
The Mexican military is failing to hold its members accountable for human rights abuses, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . According to the report, the use of the military by President (More) |
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Lawyers urge release of Guantanamo detainees captured as juveniles
Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees who were captured as juveniles called for their release Wednesday, the same day as the UN Security Council held an open meeting on children in armed conflict. Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar K (More) |
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Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday decided to initiate an investigation into torture allegations at Guantanamo Bay made by four former prisoners held at the facility. Garzon said he based his decision on (More) |
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Federal court sentences Fort Dix conspirators to life in prison
The five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix have been giving sentences ranging from 33 years to life in prison. Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer was given a life sentence by a federal judge at the US District Court for the District o (More) |
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US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid Iraq service pleads guilty to desertion
A US Army soldier who fled to Canada to avoid serving in the Iraq war pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of desertion. Spc. Cliff Cornell was sentenced to one year in prison at a court-martial proceeding and was also given a bad conduct discharge. (More) |
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Nigeria court-martial sentences 27 UN peacekeeping soldiers to life imprisonment
A court-martial in Nigeria sentenced 27 UN peacekeeping troops to life imprisonment Tuesday. The soldiers of the 14th Nigerian Battalion were convicted of mutiny [Vanguard report] under the Armed Forces Act 2004 for staging street demonstrations i (More) |
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Madagascar soldiers raid high court to arrest supporters of ousted president
Armed soldiers raided Madagascar's High Constitutional Court Monday evening, arresting head of security Andrianandraina Ralitera and three other court employees. The four arrested men [L'Express report, in French], supporters of ousted pres (More) |
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Federal court begins trial of ex-soldier accused in Mahmudiya murder-rape case
The federal trial of a former US soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in 2006 began Monday. Former US Army Pfc. Steven Green is also charged with killing the girl's family in Mahmudiya, Iraq. During Monday's openi (More) |
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US releases human rights pledges in anticipation of UN council vote
The US State Department released Monday its commitments and pledges as part of its campaign to gain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . All countries attempting to be elected to the body, which holds elections every year for three-yea (More) |
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Bangladesh prosecutors to drop two corruption charges against PM
The Bangladeshi state prosecutor said Monday that he is seeking to drop two of several corruption charges pending against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina because they were politically motivated. State prosecutor Abdullah Abu said the two charges, as w (More) |
First execution by guillotine in France
On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.
Learn more about the history of the guillotine.
