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France probing allegations of involvement in Rwandan genocide
French Judge Brigitte Raynaud is in Rwanda investigating accusations that Paris helped a former Hutu government massacre of Tutsis during the 1994 genocide [Human Rights watch backgrounder; BBC backgrounder], French Ambassador Dominique Decherf sa (More) |
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International brief ~ Kenyans reject draft constitution in referendum
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Kenya's anti-draft constitution Orange Movement has gained an insurmountable lead according to the Electoral Commission of Kenya following Monday's national referendum on the proposed draft Consti (More) |
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US jury finds ex-Salvadoran colonel liable for murder, awards $2 million
A US federal court jury Friday found against a former Salvadoran Army colonel , holding him responsible for murder and torture carried out during the El Salvador civil war in the 1980s. The jury heard a lawsuit filed by five Salvadoran citizens wh (More) |
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International brief ~ UN Security Council expansion plans likely dead
Leading Friday's international brief, UN officials are now admitting that membership of the Security Council is unlikely to change anytime soon, despite months of negotiation and calls for changes to the body's composition. UN Secretary Gen (More) |
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Two US soldiers face court-martial for Afghan prisoner abuse
Two US soldiers will face court-martial proceedings for striking two detainees in their custody at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the US military said Thursday. Army Sgt. Kevin D. Myricks and Army Spc. James R. (More) |
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Iran court upholds acquittal in Kazemi murder, orders case reopened
An Iranian appeals court has upheld the acquittal of the intelligence agent who was accused of murdering Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi , lawyers said Wednesday. Kazemi died in 2003, while being detained for photographing a demonstr (More) |
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Sunnis call for international probe into Iraq torture allegations
The Iraqi Islamic Party [official website; GlobalSecurity profile], one of Iraq's largest Sunni parties, on Wednesday demanded an international investigation into allegations that security forces illegally detained and tortured suspected insurge (More) |
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US will not seek death penalty against any charged Gitmo detainees
The US Department of Defense said Wednesday that it will not seek the death penalty in the cases of any of the five newly charged Guantanamo Bay detainees or the four previously charged, including David Hicks and Salim Ahmed Hamdan . The Pentagon h (More) |
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Five judges elected to International Court of Justice
Members of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly elected five judges to the fifteen member International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday. The ICJ is the UN's highest court and settles disputes between governments and issues ad (More) |
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The Indictment of Scooter Libby: Bad News for Journalism
JURIST Guest Columnist Linda Berger of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, a media law specialist and a former reporter for the Associated Press, says that the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is the latest in a series of setbacks for tho (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.
