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Mexico human rights watchdog: 22 civilians executed in suspected drug raid
According to a report issued by Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission , 22 civilians were executed during a May 2015 drug raid in Michoacan. The report states that among the 43 individuals killed during the drug-bust, including one p (More) |
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Victims of Philippines dictator ask court to block 'hero' burial
Human rights victims of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime petitioned the Philippine Supreme Court on Monday to permanently block the government's plan to bury him in the "Heroes Cemetery." The petitioners assert that the burial for the tyra (More) |
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DOJ: Baltimore Police Department engages in discriminatory practices
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has engaged in tactics that violate the First and Fourth Amendments and numerous anti-discrimination laws, according to a report released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday. The report is cent (More) |
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Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences former MP to death
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Wednesday sentenced a former member of parliament to death and seven others to life in prison for crimes committed during the 1971 war for independence. Sakhawat Hossain, a former lawmaker and (More) |
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Philippines president names government officials connected to illegal drug trade
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday identified approximately 150 serving and former state officials who are allegedly involved in the nation's illegal drug trade. Duterte stated that all named officials, which includes mayors, judges, legi (More) |
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UN rights experts urge China to end mistreatment of human rights defender
A group of UN independent human rights experts expressed concern Thursday for the condition of Chinese human rights defender Yang Maodong, also known as Guo Feixiong, who has been detained by the Chinese government. Noting reports of degrading and (More) |
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UN rights chief: South Sudan government forces committing widespread violations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday that South Sudan government (SPLA) security forces have killed and raped citizens and looted and destroyed public and private property. The rights chief called on the UN Securi (More) |
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Delaware top court strikes down death penalty law as unconstitutional
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's death penalty statute is unconstitutional. Citing a January US Supreme Court decision that found that Florida's death penalty scheme violated the Sixth Amendment , the Delaware court found (More) |
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Former Brazil president appeals to UN for rights violation in corruption investigation
Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee Thursday, claiming his corruption investigation has been riddled with impartiality and abuse of power by the judge. The petition , signed by d (More) |
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UN condemns fighting in Mali
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon released a statement on Friday condemning the recent fighting in Kidal, Mali . The fighting arose at the end of last week between the Platform Movement and the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA), two sign (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.
