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International brief ~ Uganda government rejects call to release jailed opposition leader
Leading Friday's international brief, the Ugandan government has rejected a call by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to release Kizza Besigye as illegal and contrary to the aims of the African Union and the PAP. Ugandan government Spokesman (More) |
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African Union to decide on Habre extradition for Belgian crimes trial
Senegal's foreign minister said Sunday that former Chad dictator Hissene Habre , wanted in Belgium for alleged human rights abuses committed during his 1982-90 rule of the north-central African nation, will have his fate decided by the 53-member (More) |
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International brief ~ Legality of Kenyan government dismissal questioned
Leading Friday's international brief, Kenyan legal experts have raised concerns that Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki acted illegally and unconstitutionally when he sacked all 29 ministers and their deputies within 24 hours of his draft constitutio (More) |
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International brief ~ Turk parliament votes to investigate security forces for killing
Leading Thursday's international brief, the Turkish Parliament has voted to investigate the grenade bombing of a former Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) member in the primarily Kurdish town of Semdinli. The attacker, an informant for the paramil (More) |
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International brief ~ Nepal Supreme Court suspends NGO law
Leading Wednesday's international brief, the Nepal Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday suspending the new Code of Conduct law that governs the behavior of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal. Justice Parmananda Jha issued the st (More) |
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International brief ~ Kenyans reject draft constitution in referendum
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Kenya's anti-draft constitution Orange Movement has gained an insurmountable lead according to the Electoral Commission of Kenya following Monday's national referendum on the proposed draft Consti (More) |
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Sudan war crimes court sentences two to death
A court created by Sudan to try war-crimes suspects for atrocities committed in the Darfur region of the country has sentenced two soldiers to death for the killing of a Sudanese citizen. The court issued the sentences, the first since it was esta (More) |
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Justice at Guantanamo? The Paradox of David Hicks
JURIST Guest Columnist Devika Hovell of the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law in Sydney, Australia, says that the trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks by US military commission highlights his transformation from an alleged p (More) |
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ICC calls for cooperation in arresting Ugandan rebel leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation in the arrest of five members of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [Global Security profile; BBC backgrounder], during a report [PDF text; ICC press release] (More) |
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China, Saudi Arabia cited by US for violating religious freedom
The US Department of State on Tuesday is releasing its annual list of states considered to be serious violators of religious freedoms, opening the named states to potential sanctions. Officials say countries deemed to be "of particular concern (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.
