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ICC sentences Mali jihadist for destroying Timbuktu shrines
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced a Malian jihadist to nine years of imprisonment for overseeing the destruction of Muslim shrines in Timbuktu, Mali. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi admitted his guilt when his trial began in Aug (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for female involvement in Israel-Palestine peace process
UN human rights expert Dubravka Šimonović called Monday for women to participate in a new peace process between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Šimonović suggested that reducing violence against women and supporting gender equ (More) |
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UN rights experts: Australia must amend indefinite detention laws
UN experts condemned Australia Friday for its laws allowing indefinite detention of intellectually disabled persons facing criminal charges. Under the current law, if a person is found unfit to plead to a charge against them, they may be held in cus (More) |
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Rights groups urge international investigation into Yemen war crimes
International human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) , issued a joint letter on Thursday to the permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council urging them "to su (More) |
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UN SG calls for increased efforts to protect cultural treasures in combat zones
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on the international community to intensify its efforts to protect cultural treasures against enemy combatants in regions devastated by conflict. Ban specifically directed attention to attacks on (More) |
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Rights groups urge Sudan to seek justice for victims of violent protest in Khartoum
Human rights groups Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International (AI) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) on Thursday reported that justice still has not been achieved for the victims of the violent protest in Khartoum (More) |
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A Federal Expungement Law Should Be a Priority in Any Future Criminal Justice Reform Effort
JURIST Guest Columnist Nicholas M. Wooldridge of LV Criminal Defense discusses the need for federal expungement legislation... This article is currently under review (More) |
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UN report highlights worsening human rights situation in Burundi
The UN Independent Investigation in Burundi (UNIIB) on Tuesday stated their grave concern about the current human rights situation in Burundi. The group found, "abundant evidence of gross human rights violations," which they believe could amount to (More) |
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Proposition 62 Appeals to the Better Angels of Our Nature
JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper discusses Proposition 62...No righteous, freedom-loving Californian believes human beings should be executed for possessing or selling pot. Indeed, we rightly cringe at the megalomaniac entreaties (such as, kill (More) |
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UN requests access to Syria refugees to investigate war crimes
UN representatives stated Monday that the organization needs access to Syrian refugees in order to better document war crimes. The remarks were made during an interactive dialogue between the UN Human Rights Council and the Independent Internationa (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.
