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UN elects 14 countries to three-year terms on Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly on Friday elected 14 member-states by secret ballot to serve three-year terms on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) beginning January 1. The newly elected countries include Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwand (More) |
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Pennsylvania Senate approves bill preventing public officials from identifying police officers who use force
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a contentious bill that allows public officials to be charged with a crime for identifying a police officer who used force against someone. The new statutory requirements would bar any public officials o (More) |
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UN rights office condemns Myanmar discrimination against minorities
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Tuesday documenting the systemic discrimination of minorities in Myanmar and calling for concrete steps end these human rights violations. The report focused on par (More) |
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Burundi withdraws permits from rights groups
According to a report on Monday, the Burundi Interior Ministry issued an order last week withdrawing permits from a prominent human rights group and four other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Association for the Protection of Human Rights (More) |
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HRW troubled by use of house arrest in Tunisia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called into question Tunisia's use of house arrests under a November 2015 state of emergency decree. According to the release, at least 139 people have been put under house arrest in what the government has called (More) |
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UN rights chief terms bombing of Aleppo 'crimes of historic proportions'
UN High Commissioner for of Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein on Friday expressed outrage over the human rights crisis in Syria, stating that, "he violations and abuses suffered by people across the country, including the siege and bombardment of (More) |
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Federal judge orders Ohio to allow unlawfully purged voters to vote in November
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled Wednesday that Ohio must allow most unlawfully purged voters to vote in November. In September the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the procedure implem (More) |
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Kuwait ruler dissolves parliament
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah , issued a decree to dissolve the parliament on Sunday. The decision was made due to "mounting security challenges as well as volatile regional developments." As of late tension has been rising betw (More) |
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ICC concerned about Philippines extra-judicial killings
The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern over the rising occurrence of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines in connection with the ongoing war on drugs encouraged by President Rodrigo Duterte . Duterte has continued to draw int (More) |
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DOJ to collect large-scale police 'use of force' data
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement Thursday outlining plans to collect data on the use of force by police officers from across the nation. Attorney General Loretta Lynch described the project as focusing broadly on officer-civ (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.
