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Gambia court charges 40 people after protests
The High Court in Gambia's capital of Banjul on Wednesday charged 40 people with offenses related to recent protests. More than 50 people were arrested after a demonstration last Thursday by members of the opposition United Democratic Party calling f (More) |
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Rights groups urge probe into death of Gambia activist
Several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged the Gambian government to investigate the death of Solo Sandeng , a Gambian human rights activist, who died on Saturday while in (More) |
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HRW: Russia court rejects Europe rights court decision
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Russia's Constitutional Court has rejected a binding decision of an international human rights body as "non-executable." The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2013 that Russia must reform (More) |
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HRW: first round of deportations from EU 'riddled with abuse'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the first round of EU sanctioned deportations from Greece to Turkey on April 4 was "rushed, chaotic, and violated the rights of those deported." The deportation of 66 people from the Greek island of Ch (More) |
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Rights group: North Korea not making improvements
New data from a South Korean think-tank shows that despite minor progress in certain areas, UN efforts at improving human rights in North Korea have not led to real improvement. The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) analyzed 52,73 (More) |
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The Illegality of Waterboarding
JURIST Guest Columnist Cristián Correa of the International Center for Transitional Justice discusses how waterboarding, if not torturous treatment, is at the very least illegal... In a recent academic commentary, Professor Jeffrey F. Addicott claim (More) |
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Gambia activist dies while in detention
A Gambian activist on Saturday died while in detention after being detained on Thursday following protesting. Many rights groups are now calling for an inquiry into how Solo Sandeng, the National Organizing Secretary of the opposition United Democr (More) |
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UN envoy hopeful about peaceful resolution to Yemen conflict
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, told the UN Security Council on Friday that Yemen is at a "critical crossroads" as peace talks between the government and the Houthis are scheduled to begin this Monday. Ould Cheikh Ahmed say (More) |
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UN rights experts make recommendations to Tunisia torture prevention body
UN experts commended Tunisia Friday on the implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), a torture prevention body, and recommended that officials ensure that the delegates are "well-resourced and able to function in the shortest time p (More) |
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UN rights experts: Chile should establish national body to prevent torture
A delegation from the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) called on the Chilean government Thursday to establish a national independent body to monitor "places of detention." The SPT monitors how states are meeting their treaty oblig (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.
