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ICC rejects prosecution's application for appeal in Sudan rebel leader case
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected [judgment, PDF; press release] the prosecutor's petition to appeal the court's February decision declining to confirm the charges against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case m (More) |
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ICC rejects prosecution's application for appeal in Sudan rebel leader case
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected [judgment, PDF; press release] the prosecutor's petition to appeal the court's February decision declining to confirm the charges against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case m (More) |
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ICC prosecutor requests non-cooperation ruling against Sudan
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno Ocampo has asked judges to report Sudan to the UN Security Council for failing to comply with arrest warrants for two government officials. Ocampo filed the request Monday f (More) |
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Sudan opposition parties accuse ruling party of election fraud
Two political parties in eastern Sudan on Tuesday accused the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of using voter fraud and intimidation in gaining electoral victories in their region of the country during last week's national elections. Repres (More) |
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Continued support for capital punishment leaves US on wrong side of history
Elizabeth Zitrin [International Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Death Penalty Focus]: "The United States of America, proud of its commitment to fairness and justice, is being left behind on one of the most important international human (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainee sues US government for torture
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Adel Hassan Hamad filed suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington Wednesday against the US government and more than a dozen government officials. Hamad, a Sudanese aid worker captured in (More) |
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US State Department releases 2009 annual rights reports
The US State Department (DOS) on Thursday released its 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release [video; statement text], Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has recommitted "to continue the hard w (More) |
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Al-Bashir will 'face justice' before ICC: president judge
The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Thursday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will eventually face justice in The Hague. Speaking in London before the British House of Commons , Jud (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Egypt to investigate border shootings
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Egypt to investigate the shootings of 60 unarmed migrants since July 2007 on the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Israeli border. The majority of those killed have been Ethiopians, Erit (More) |
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Obama administration's approach to ICC reflects fear of political prosecutions
Elizabeth Samson [Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute]: "From the time that US President Barack Obama came into office there has been talk of the United States joining the International Criminal Court, but those efforts may be laid to rest for the (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.
