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Poland charges 6 soldiers with murdering civilians in Afghanistan
Polish prosecutors have charged six Polish soldiers with murder and violations of the Geneva Conventions in connection with an August 16 incident in Afghanistan in which the soldiers allegedly fired into a crowd of civilians who posed no threat of (More) |
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'Chemical Ali' transfer for execution will wait until legal questions answered: US
Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," will not be transferred to Iraqi custody for execution until a legal debate on the executions is resolved, the US embassy in Iraq said (More) |
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Iraq PM urges US to deliver 'Chemical Ali' for execution
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused the US military on Sunday of thwarting Iraqi attempts to execute Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," and two other former me (More) |
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Musharraf sets no time limit on emergency, insists ousted CJ is 'gone'
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf [official website; BBC profile] said Sunday that Pakistan would hold anticipated parliamentary elections before January 9, but set no time limit to the emergency rule he declared a week ago. At a press conferenc (More) |
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Federal court rejects Khadr appeal
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to send Khadr's case back to (More) |
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Canada court allows rights groups to challenge military over alleged Afghan abuse
The Federal Court of Canada ruled Monday that Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association should be granted public interest standing to seek judicial review of the actions or potential actions of Canadian military pe (More) |
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Canadian lawyer says access to Khadr cut off before Guantanamo hearing
US military lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr are preventing Khadr from speaking with Dennis Edney, his Canadian civil lawyer, in advance of a hearing scheduled for next week, Edney told Reuters Wednesday. Edney said the ban (More) |
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Canada denies new claims that detainees transferred to Afghans were tortured
The Canadian government Monday rejected fresh allegations that members of the Taliban captured by Canadian troops in Afghanistan were tortured by Afghan investigators after being transferred from Canadian custody. According to Montreal's La Pres (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court to hear Khadr appeal on government documents access
The Supreme Court of Canada Thursday agreed to hear an appeal over the asserted right of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr to see thousands of pages of Canadian government documents related to his case. Lawyers for Khadr, who was born in (More) |
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'Chemical Ali' execution would be against 'legitimate expectations': lawyer
A defense lawyer for Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," has told JURIST that he expects to file a petition Wednesday against the planned execution of al-Majid. In the ap (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.
