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UN rights chief condemns Pakistan blasphemy law
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti and expressed her opposition to Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law [text; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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UN Security Council unanimously imposes sanctions on Libya
The UN Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi , marking the first unanimous referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in UN history. Resolution 1970 also received supp (More) |
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Federal judge upholds detention of Yemeni Guantanamo inmate
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus of a Yemeni man currently detained at Guantanamo Bay . Judge Ricardo Urbina held that the government proved by a preponderance of (More) |
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Obama's liberalization of Cuba travel regulations a step towards deeper engagement
William M. LeoGrande [Dean, School of Public Affairs at American University]: "President Obama's new regulations liberalizing travel to Cuba represent a key step forward in his policy of engagement. The new regulations eliminate the barriers to acade (More) |
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Well-timed lifting of travel restrictions marks improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations
Dr. Wayne Smith [Senior Fellow and Director of Cuba Program, Center for International Policy]: "U.S.-Cuba relations changed little during 2010, and certainly showed no signs of significant improvement. On the contrary, the two sides seemed to be in s (More) |
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UK government proposes revised control order policy
UK Home Secretary Theresa May addressed Parliament on Wednesday to announce proposed changes to the country's anti-terrorism policies, including the controversial use of control orders [Guardian backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Control orders (More) |
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Tunisia issues international arrest warrant for former president
Tunisia's Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi announced Wednesday that the country has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali . Ben Ali, his wife and other family members face allegations that they ille (More) |
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Proportionality and the Flotilla Incident in Light of International Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Barry A. Feinstein, a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the School of Law of Netanya Academic College in Israel, says that it is imperative to conduct a proportionality analysis of Israel's military actions against th (More) |
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UN rights experts to investigate Russia lawyer prison death
A group of independent UN human rights experts will investigate the 2009 prison death of Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, his former colleague William Browder announced Thursday. Magnitsky was arrested after implicating Russian police in a multimil (More) |
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Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions
US President Barack Obama on Friday ordered the Departments of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take steps to ease restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba. The new regulations, to be promulgated as modifications of the Cuban Asset (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.
