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Sudan ends legal immunity for police officers accused of crimes
Sudan has issued a decree abolishing legal immunities that protect police from criminal prosecution, the Sudanese government said Tuesday. The decree, issued by the police director general, allows police officers to be tried for crimes but also gua (More) |
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INDIA: Troubles with Pharmaceuticals and IPRs
Eric Linge, Pitt Law '09, files from Mumbai:The cruel irony is that the most pressing diseases are the ones that don't make money. Multinational pharmaceutical corporations from the United States and Europe can rake in the profits selling dru (More) |
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Sudan to appeal $8M judgment in USS Cole bombing case
The government of Sudan said Thursday that it will appeal a US court verdict ordering it to pay $7.96 million in compensation to the families of 17 US Navy personnel killed in the 2000 al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole [Wikipedia backgrounder; US DOD (More) |
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UN rights panel urges Sudanese prosecution of war criminals
The UN Human Rights Committee Friday urged the Sudanese government to "take all appropriate measures" to guarantee that all state agents, including the military and armed militias, discontinue "widespread and systematic" violati (More) |
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US senator urges suspension of UN rights council funding
US Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) Wednesday urged members of Congress to adopt legislation suspending the United States' annual $3 million contribution to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website; JURIST news archive]. Coleman said that (More) |
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US judge orders Sudan to pay almost $8M for USS Cole bombing
US District Judge Robert G. Doumar of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered the government of Sudan Wednesday to pay $7.96 million in compensation to the families of 17 US Navy personnel killed in the 2000 al Qaeda atta (More) |
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Darfur crimes being pursued: Sudan to UN
The Sudanese government defended its handling of military and police personnel allegedly involved in human rights abuses in Darfur before the UN Human Rights Committee Wednesday, denying allegations that the government was collaborating with armed (More) |
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ICC fifth anniversary hailed by chief prosecutor, UN Secretary General
The International Criminal Court [official website; JURIST news archive] marked the fifth anniversary of its establishment Monday. Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo noted that in that time the court has substantially raised local awareness of the (More) |
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Sudan urged to overhaul rape laws
Humanitarian group Refugees International Friday released a report documenting flaws in Sudanese law that leaves rapists unpunished and allows the prosecution of rape victims for sex outside marriage. According to the report, government soldiers (More) |
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Humanitarian abuses, conflict worsening in Central African Republic: AI
Amnesty International said Tuesday that humanitarian abuses have become commonplace in the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] as the armed conflict between the government and opposition forces escalates, "virtual (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.
