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UN rights agency says widespread rape still plagues Darfur
A new report prepared at the instance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and released Friday criticizes the Sudanese government for its inaction in allowing sexual violence in the turbulent Darfur region to continue and for (More) |
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UN votes to monitor child soldiers and abuses during armed conflict
The UN Security Council Tuesday unanimously adopted a resoluton to closely scrutinize and keep track of all countries and rebel organizations that abuse children in any way or recruit children as soldiers . Resolution 1612 allows the UN to monitor (More) |
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International brief ~ African Nobel laureates call for AU sanctions against Mugabe
Leading Thursday's international brief, two of Africa's most prominent Nobel laureates have called for the African Union to impose sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe for his continued program of mass evictions in Operatio (More) |
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International brief ~ Bundestag calls for ICC investigation of Zimbabwe evictions
Leading Wednesday's international brief, in the strongest statement so far by a European governmental body, the German Bundestag has called on the German government to take several strong steps against the administration of Zimbabwean President (More) |
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Military commissions resumption statement [US DOD]
Press statement on resumption of military commissions, US Department of Defense, July 18, 2005 [indicating that commission proceedings will resume following the July 15 US DC Circuit Court of Appeal ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]. Excerpt:The Office o (More) |
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International brief ~ New Zealand wants Mugabe tried by ICC
Leading Monday's international brief, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has announced that the New Zealand government is currently investigating the possibility of bringing charges against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe befor (More) |
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TV networks savaged for covering trivial legal stories instead of Sudan genocide
A new report by the American Progress Fund has savaged US television news networks for covering trivial legal stories such as the "runaway bride" [CNN.com report; interview on coverage with CNN president Jonathan Klein; Columbia Journalis (More) |
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International brief ~ Afghan electoral commission releases final candidates list
Leading Tuesday's international brief, the Joint Electoral Management Body in Afghanistan released the final list of approved candidates on Tuesday for the upcoming national parliamentary elections currently scheduled for September 18 . Under (More) |
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New Sudan president lifts emergency law in most areas, but not Darfur
Following the adoption of a peace treaty , the approval of a new constitution , and the installation of a new government , newly-reappointed Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has, as anticipated , lifted the country's state of emergency, ex (More) |
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International brief ~ G8 leaders deplore Zimbabwe evictions, urge respect for rights, law
Leading Friday's international brief, G8 leaders ending their two-day summit in Scotland issued a final statement saying that they deplored "recent events" in Zimbabwe that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of individuals being le (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.
