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ICC issues Sudan president arrest warrant for war crimes, not genocide
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday issued [decision, PDF; video, MP4 download] an arrest warrant [text, PDF; ICC press release] for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials, PDF; JURIST news archive], charging him with (More) |
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ICC should take steps to improve enforcement of international justice: report
The International Criminal Court (ICC) should take steps to improve the enforcement of international justice, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] issued Tuesday by Aegis Trust , an advocacy group dedicated to eliminating genocide. The (More) |
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US State Department releases annual rights reports
The US State Department (DOS) on Wednesday released its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release [Flash video; statement text], Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the new Barack Obama administration is seeki (More) |
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ICC to rule on Bashir arrest warrant March 4
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that a long-awaited decision on a controversial arrest warrant sought for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] would be rendered on March 4. The court sai (More) |
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Egypt joins calls for ICC to delay Bashir warrant
Egypt on Sunday called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to delay issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for a least a year, in order to allow peace talks between the Sudanese gov (More) |
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ICC denies reports that Bashir arrest warrant issued
Officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Thursday that the ICC has not issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], refuting Wednesday reports that the warrant had been (More) |
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UN SG Ban urges Bashir to comply with possible ICC indictment
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] must cooperate with any indictment or decision the International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue against him, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday. On Monday, Ban had a (More) |
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Gumshoeing in Kabul: Lessons for US Detention Policy
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Horowitz, Research Director at human rights and public interest investigation firm One World Research, says that notwithstanding the pending closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison and all the publicity surroundin (More) |
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UN rights council burdened by accountability problems: report
Many UN member states are failing to hold other countries accountable for human rights violations , according to a UN Watch report released Friday. The report, entitled "Mutual Praise Society," focused on meetings of the UN Human Rights (More) |
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Sudan official again calls for UN to delay Bashir ICC indictment
Sudan reissued a request to the UN Security Council Thursday to delay for one year war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for alleged genocide in Darfur. International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (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.
