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Military judges grant continuances in Guantanamo detainee cases
Two Guantanamo Bay military judges on Wednesday granted continuances for prosecutors in the cases of two Sudanese detainees allegedly involved with al Qaeda. Noor Uthman Mohammed [DOD materials; charge sheet, PDF], who is accused of working as a we (More) |
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ICC begins Sudan rebel leader preliminary hearing
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday commenced the confirmation of charges hearing against Sudanese war crimes suspect and rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda , the first suspect to appear before the ICC in regard to the Darfur situatio (More) |
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Sudan court again sentences 4 men to death for murder of USAID workers
A Sudanese court again sentenced four men to death on Monday for the January 2008 murder of two US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees. The men were previously convicted and sentenced to death in June for the murders of John Gra (More) |
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Second Circuit dismisses Sudan human rights suit against oil explorers
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that a lawsuit against Canadian oil exploration company Talisman Energy for alleged human rights violations in Sudan should be dismissed. The court affirmed the lower court's finding (More) |
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Oil company Sudan rights violations ruling [2nd Circuit]
The Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on human rights issues in Sudan. (More) |
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Federal judge criticizes lack of remedies available to victims of Iran-sponsored terror
Judge Royce Lambeth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday released a 191-page opinion expressing frustration with the inability of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to receive their court-ordered judgments. In the (More) |
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The ICC and the Middle East: A Needed Relationship
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, a legal adviser with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and co-founder and Associate Editor of Global Brief, Canada's first international affairs magazine, says that in order f (More) |
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Sexual violence being used as weapon in conflict-torn nations: UN SG
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for African, Asian and European countries to strengthen prevention and protection measures against the use of sexual violence in armed conflicts. Ban's position was outlined in a report releas (More) |
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Sudan Abyei region boundary order [PCA]
The Government of Sudan v. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, Permanent Court of Arbitration, July 22, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Sudan. (More) |
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Hague arbitration court redraws Sudan oil region boundaries
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague issued an order [text, PDF; materials] Wednesday redrawing boundaries of Sudan's oil-producing Abyei region. The borders of the region had been disputed by the country's southern Sudan P (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.
