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Federal appeals court rules employer cannot make employees sign class action waiver
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday that an employer may not coerce an employee to waive his or her right to bring a class action suit. In its decision, the court stated that section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (More) |
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Zimbabwe: more than 2,000 prisoners released over congestion, food shortage
More than 2,000 inmates across Zimbabwe were granted amnesty and released from prison due to overcrowding and a lack of food, according to a report [The Herald report] Thursday. President Robert Mugabe, who extended the pardon under the Constitution (More) |
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Louisiana governor signs bill expanding hate crime statute to police, EMS workers, firefighters
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed into law an amended hate crime bill including police, EMS personnel and firefighters in the category of those protected. Proponents of this bill have stated that the addition was necessary to (More) |
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What the Kraft and Heinz Merger Teaches Us About Protecting American Jobs
JURIST Guest Columnist Christina Alam of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses the negative effect corporate mergers have on preserving American jobs... While some public figures paint horror stories of how immigrants steal American jo (More) |
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Chelsea Manning appeals 35-year sentence
Attorneys for Chelsea Manning, the former US military soldier who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks , on Thursday, filed a brief to appeal her 35-year prison term for violating the Espionage Act. Manning is asserting that her rights to free speech were v (More) |
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UN rights office urges Mexico to investigate summary executions
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday repeated its earlier request for the Mexican government to investigate human rights violations in Tlatlaya in Mexico State. Among the human rights violations alle (More) |
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HRW: sexual assault victims being wrongfully discharged from US military
Thousands of victims of sexual assault in the US Military have been unfairly discharged, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Thursday. The 128-page report, the result of a 28-month investigation with the support of Protect Our Defenders (More) |
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Arizona sheriff found in contempt for violating court order on racial profiling
A federal judge on Friday found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court for "intentionally" disobeying orders to stop the racial profiling of Latinos. Arpaio, who has dubbed himself "America's toughest sheriff," had been ordered by the cou (More) |
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UN rights experts condemn Belarus use of death penalty
UN human rights experts expressed grave concern Friday over Belarus' death penalty practices after reports surfaced that a man was executed while his case was before the UN Human Rights Committee . Belarus' actions in killing the man, Sergei Khmele (More) |
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UN rights office urges release of detained protesters in Gambia
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged authorities in the Gambian capital of Banjul to release detained protesters. The UN stated that it has received reports that the protesters, who were detained "for simply havi (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.
