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UN rights council agrees on internal rules
Members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNCHR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday reached an agreement on final rules governing the body, agreeing to a final text that requires proposed resolutions condemning human rights violators t (More) |
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US human trafficking report cites Islamic states for inaction
The US State Department Tuesday cited the governments of 16 countries, including 11 predominantly Islamic states, for not making a "significant effort to combat human trafficking" in its annual report on modern-day slavery around the wor (More) |
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ICC prosecutor urges arrest of Sudan war crimes suspects
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo Thursday renewed [ICC press release; UN press release] his call for the arrests of two top suspects accused of committing war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan . More (More) |
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UN rights investigators begin Sudan probe
United Nations inspectors met with Sudanese officials Thursday in the first steps of a UN investigation into human rights abuses by the Sudanese government in Darfur . The seven-person team arrived in Sudan Wednesday and began their inspection in (More) |
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State-mandated Internet censorship on the rise: report
A study released Friday by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has found a "substantial growth in the scale, scope and sophistication" of Internet censorship worldwide. The study, focusing on state-mandated censorship, found evidence of content (More) |
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UN rights chief says Sudan may have violated international law with Darfur air raids
Sudan may have violated international law by conducting "indiscriminate and disproportionate" air attacks in late April on at least five Darfur villages, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour . Sudanese official (More) |
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Human rights watchdogs criticize UN rights council
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has neglected to censure countries committing gross violations of human rights, including Cuba, Saudi Arabia and China, according to a report released Monday by rights watchdog group UN Watch . The report stated (More) |
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Religious freedom imperiled in Iraq: US panel
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom Wednesday released its annual report on worldwide religious freedom , finding for the first time since the ouster of Saddam Hussein that freedom of religious worship in Iraq is under severe thre (More) |
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ICC issues Darfur arrest warrants for Sudan ex-interior minister, militia leader
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants [press release; ICC Q&A] for two top suspects accused of committing war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, according to an announcement from the court Wednesday. Ahmad Muhammad Haru (More) |
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Executions down worldwide in 2006: Amnesty report
The number of executions worldwide dropped in 2006 from 2,148 the year previous to 1,591, according to new statistics [text; press release] issued by Amnesty International. Over 90 percent of the year's executions were conducted in six countries (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.
