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Bangladesh authorities execute Islamist party leader for war crimes
Bangladesh executed a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami party on Saturday for war crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence. Mir Quasem Ali was accused of murder, confinement, torture, and inciting religious hatred. In all, five lead (More) |
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Volkswagen appeals federal labor board decision supporting UAW
German automaker Volkswagen (VW) on Thursday appealed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision to support union representation for workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The United Automobile Workers (UAW) in December won th (More) |
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Federal judge throws out inmate's lawsuit over violation of religious rights
A federal judge in Kansas dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday by a convicted killer who accused a county jail and its administrators of violating his religious rights. Inmate Eddie Gordon Sr. stated in 2014 in his handwritten lawsuit that he wasn't fed f (More) |
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UN rights experts: women with disabilities should be empowered
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released a statement Tuesday that women with disabilities face discrimination and are often excluded from freely participating in society. The statement, aimed at member states that have r (More) |
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HRW: Iraq militias recruiting children from civilian camps
Iraqi militias are recruiting children from at least one civilian camp of displaced persons in the region of Kurdistan, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. Witnesses reported that at least seven children were recruited as fighters on (More) |
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HRW accuses Palestine of free speech violations
Palestinian authorities are violating free speech rights by arresting and abusing dissenting activists and journalists,Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The report details five cases in Gaza and the West Bank where journalists and activists wer (More) |
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Bangladesh Supreme Court denies Islamist leader's final appeal, upholds death sentence
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday denied the final appeal of Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and upheld his death sentence. Ali was sentenced to death in 2014 by the International Crimes Tribunal, Banglad (More) |
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UN expert urges participants in Myanmar peace conference to make human rights a priority
A UN expert on Monday urged the participants of the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference in Myanmar to prioritize human rights in their discussions. Yanghee Lee , the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, noted that hu (More) |
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Land as the Center of Social and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
JURIST Guest Columnist Henok G. Gabisa of the Bekele Gerba et al International Legal Defense Project discusses the motivation behind Olympic marathoner Feyisa Lilesa's arm-crossed protest at the finish line at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janiero, (More) |
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California Superior Court rejects challenge to 'aid-in-dying' law
The California Superior Court on Friday rejected a challenge to the state's recently enacted physician-assisted suicide law. In June California passed the End of Life Option Act which would allow "terminally ill" patients to be prescribed lethal (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.
