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Australia military prosecutor to charge soldiers over Afghan civilian deaths
Australian Director of Military Prosecutions Brigadier Lyn McDade announced Monday that she will charge three Australian special forces soldiers in the deaths of six Afghan civilians during a 2009 operation. The deaths occurred as Australian forces (More) |
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Former UN rights expert urges Afghanistan war crimes investigation
Former UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston on Sunday called for an investigation [Guardian report] into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. In his first interview since stepping down from his UN posi (More) |
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DC Circuit hears arguments in Guantanamo detainee release appeal
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday heard oral arguments in the appeal of a district court ruling that ordered the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Olud Slahi . The three-judge panel indicated that i (More) |
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New York man charged with funding attempted Times Square bombing
A Long Island man was charged Wednesday with providing funds to the man who attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square in May. The US Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York, FBI and New York Police Department filed an indictm (More) |
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Pakistan police arrest 3 in connection with Times Square bomb plot
Pakistani police announced Wednesday the arrest of three men suspected of helping Faisal Shahzad [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] plan and fund his failed May attempt to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square. Officials said that the youn (More) |
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Federal judge allows indefinite detention of Guantanamo detainee
A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Friday that the US government can indefinitely hold an Afghan detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The detainee, Shawali Khan , is accused of belonging to (More) |
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DOJ files criminal charges against Pakistan Taliban leader
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has charged Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimulla Mehsud in connection with the December 30 attack on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Afghan outpost Camp Chapman that left nine peop (More) |
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Taliban should face war crimes charges over civilian casualties: AI
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday called for the Taliban and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan to be tried for war crimes for targeting civilians. The statement was released following the 2010 Mid-Year Report on Protection of Civilians in (More) |
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Afghanistan court jails top government official for drug trade ties
The Primary Court for the Afghan Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTV) on Tuesday fined former Afghan police chief General Mohlem $14,000 and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for connections he was found to have with drug traffickers. The sentence (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday released a partially redacted opinion on the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Hussain Salem Mohammad Almerfedi , which was granted by the court earlier this mont (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.
