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Amnesty report accuses US of violating torture ban
Amnesty International Wednesday released its 2005 Report , condemning governments for failing to show principled leadership, betraying promises on human rights, failing to confront their lack of success with fighting terrorism, and persisting with (More) |
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Abu Ghraib suspect England waives right to challenge charges
Lawyers for Pfc. Lynndie England on Tuesday decided to forgo her right to challenge the seven charges she faces for her role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal . England defense attorney Capt. Jonathon Crisp did not elaborate on why he decided not to (More) |
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UN condemns alleged detainee abuse in Afghanistan
The United Nations has condemned the alleged abuse of Afghan detainees by US military forces and called on the military to allow an investigation by human rights officials inside Afghanistan. The Sunday statement comes in response to a New York Tim (More) |
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Russian soldiers cleared of Chechen deaths
A North Caucasus District military court has found a group of a special forces soldiers in the Russian military not guilty in the 2002 murder of six Chechen civilians . The troops admitted to killing the civilians but said they were just following o (More) |
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Human rights monitor says 200 killed in Uzbek protests
The head of Uzbekistan's Independent Human Rights Organization was quoted Saturday as saying that some 200 people were killed in the eastern city of Andijan Friday when government forces backed by tanks opened fire on demostrators in the centra (More) |
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Demoted general claims discrimination, blames superior for Abu Ghraib
Recently-demoted {JURIST report] Abu Ghraib commander Colonel Janis Karpinski , formerly a reserve Brigadier General, says that she is being discriminated against and that evidence exists that top ranking officials should be held responsible for the (More) |
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Court-martial set for Army sergeant who refused Iraq redeployment
A US Army sergeant from Georgia faces a court martial Thursday at Fort Stewart on charges of refusing to obey his redeployment order and serve in Iraq after his first eight-month tour. The Army rejected a request by Sgt. Kevin Benderman for consc (More) |
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The EU Constitution and French Referendum: Law v. Politics
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, says that the proposed European Constitution may be less than it's cracked up to be, and that its possible rejectio (More) |
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Peter Rodino, lawmaker who led Nixon impeachment hearings, dies at 95
Peter W. Rodino Jr. , the former Democratic congressman who lead the House impeachment investigation of President Nixon died Saturday at the age of 95. Rodino was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee when it held impeachment hearings in 1974 (More) |
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Iran judiciary chief says abuse by Iranian police as bad as "what the Americans do"
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi , head of the Iran Judiciary took the unusual step Thursday of criticizing the treatment of criminal detainees by Iranian police, and compared their interrogation techniques to those employed by US soldiers at Ira (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.
