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Saudi Shiites petition king for greater rights
Minority Shiites who make up about about ten percent of Saudi Arabia's population have petitioned King Abdullah for prisoner releases and equal opportunities a month after the new monarch in his first address to the nation pledged to "wor (More) |
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England apologizes for Iraqi prisoner photos as defense bids for light sentence
Pfc. Lynndie England Tuesday apologized for posing for pictures with humiliated Iraqi prisoners, saying that she had been used by her then-boyfriend Spc. Charles Graner . As the sentencing phase of her trial following her Monday conviction on six o (More) |
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UN accuses Togo of human rights abuses during election riots
UN human rights officials have accused the government of Togo of using over-zealous force at the time of the heavily disputed April presidential elections , saying that government security and armed forces killed 400-500 people and wounded thousand (More) |
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Rights group claims 82nd Airborne systematically abused Iraqi prisoners
Human Rights Watch claimed in a report issued Friday that members of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division systematically tortured Iraqi prisoners in 2003 and 2004 at a military base near Fallujah. A captain and two sergeantsts, who spoke on c (More) |
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England defense blames obedience dysfunction for Abu Ghraib conduct
Defense psychologists testified in court-martial proceedings Friday that learning disabilities and her "compliant personality" made Pfc. Lynndie England [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive] so blindly obedient to her boyfriend and now- (More) |
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New UN treaty against forced disappearances drafted
Diplomats said Friday that a French-led working group of the UN Human Rights Committee has completed drafting a treaty that would bind signing countries to prevent enforced or involuntary disappearances , calling them "crimes against humanity& (More) |
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House committee approves revisions to Endangered Species Act
The US House Resources Committee Thursday approved the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act [PDF text; committee backgrounder], legislation that would overhaul the Endangered Species Act by limiting the government's ability to prote (More) |
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Annan calls for more transparent, inclusive constitutional process in Iraq
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan [official profile; JURIST news archive] has called on Iraq to make its constitutional process more transparent and inclusive. Such an approach would create a broader consensus leading up to the planned Oct. 15 refer (More) |
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Top Israeli military official cancels London trip after 'war crimes' allegations
The former chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces has called off a trip to London after a complaint was filed in Great Britain against him and other top Israeli military officers for "war crimes." Moshe Ya'alon had been invited (More) |
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Annan, Bush call for action on disarmament, rights, terror at UN summit
Addressing the opening session of the UN's 2005 World Summit Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , US President George Bush and other world leaders appealed for global action to prevent conflict, protect human rights and suppress terror (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.
