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Colombia and FARC agree to bilateral ceasefire
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a ceasefire , marking an end to more than 50 years of armed conflict between the two groups. Among its terms are a demobilization plan and a security guarantee for (More) |
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UN rights adviser urges Bahrain to respect freedom of assembly
A UN human rights adviser called on Bahrain Wednesday to ensure human rights are respected following protests triggered by the decision to strip Sheikh Issa Qassem, a prominent Shia religious leader, of his nationality. The protesters were also urge (More) |
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UN rights chief: Myanmar abuses may amount to crimes against humanity
Human rights abuses against the Rohingya in Myanmar may amount to crimes against humanity, according to a report released Monday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) . The report documents abuses against minorities tha (More) |
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The Right to Choose: Trial by Jury, or Judge
JURIST Guest Columnist Tim Lynch of The Cato Institute discusses the right of defendants to choose between a trial by jury or trial by judge...Trial by jury is one of the most celebrated rights in the American Constitution, but what if the accused pe (More) |
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Sex, Lies and "Severe Impact": In Defense of Judge Aaron Persky
JURIST Guest Columnist Nicholas M. Wooldridge discusses judge Aaron Persky's sentencing of convicted Stanford sex offender Brock Turner...Brock Allen Turner was convicted of three felony counts related to his digital penetration of an unconscious vic (More) |
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UN rights expert: fundamentalism harming rights to assembly and association
UN expert Maina Kiai , in presenting his report on religious, free market, political, and nationalist or cultural fundamentalism, said Friday that fundamentalist intolerance is growing throughout the globe and is directly contributing to infringeme (More) |
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UN rights experts urge end to violence in Burundi
Three human rights experts of the UN Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB) on Friday echoed previous calls for a stop to violence after their second visit Burundi. There has been a considerable drop in the number of executions in Burundi fo (More) |
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Canada government to reject amendment expanding scope of physician-assisted death law
Canada's Liberal government said Thursday that it would strike an amendment expanding the definition of who may seek physician-assisted suicide. The bill , which was passed Wednesday by the Senate , would allow individuals that are not terminally il (More) |
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UN rights experts urge India to eliminate barriers to civilian access to foreign funding
A group of independent UN human rights experts urged India on Thursday to repeal a law increasingly being used to obstruct civilian access to foreign funding. This news comes in the wake of a six-month suspension on the registration of the non-gover (More) |
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UN: Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidi people
A UN-mandated human rights inquiry reported Thursday that the Islamic State (IS) has been committing genocide against the Yazidi people, in addition to a carrying out a variety of other war crimes and human rights violations. The Independent Commis (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.
