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UN: South Sudan must address human rights violations
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan concluded its first visit to South Sudan on Thursday and expressed concern regarding the ongoing pattern of human rights violations in South Sudan. The Commission was established in March to monito (More) |
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Congo war crimes suspect goes on hunger strike
Bosco Ntaganda [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive], a former rebel in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has begun a hunger strike and is refusing to appear at his trial to protest the conditions of his detention. Ntaganda is on trial at the (More) |
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UN rights chief: countries refusing to be subject to human rights scrutiny
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein addressed the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council Tuesday and condemned the trend of countries attempting to refuse human rights scrutiny under the UN. Many countries try to evade in (More) |
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South Sudan threatens to sue US watchdog group
South Sudan officials have said the country will take legal action against the US-based advocacy group, The Sentry , after a report published by the group accused the nation's leaders of profiting from country's violent three-year conflict. The repo (More) |
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Israel top court upholds force-feeding of hunger striking detainees
Israel's High Court of Justice ruled Sunday that the implementation of a law allowing the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strikes is constitutional. The court handed down the decision after ruling against petitions filed by the Isra (More) |
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UN investigators: violence on the rise in Syria
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged parties in the Syrian conflict to return to the "negotiation table" after a new report released Tuesday highlighted an increase of violence suffered by civilians. The escalation (More) |
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Brazil's President Impeached: Could It Happen Here?
JURIST Guest Columnist Joseph H. Marren discusses the impeachment of Brazil's President... On August 30 Brazil's Senate voted to convict Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on charges that she used improper accounting to cover-up a grow (More) |
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Virginia AG requests DOJ investigation of regional jail
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Friday sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting and investigation into the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth after the deaths of two inmates---60-year-old Henry Stewart and 2 (More) |
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South Sudan approves additional UN peacekeeping forces
South Sudan consented to the addition of another 4,000 UN peacekeeping troops to the existing force of 14,000 soldiers, under intense pressure from the UN, US and the rest of the international community. The announcement was made in a joint statemen (More) |
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International community calls on Guillermo Fariñas to end hunger strike
Members of the international community have called upon Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas to end his hunger strike. Several people have pleaded with Fariñas to end his hunger strike, a protest begun following government officers brutalizing him earl (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.
