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News Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
Jennie Ryan
February 2, 2012 11:58:08 am

Lawyers for a suspect in the USS Cole bombing being held at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Tuesday with the military commission overseeing detainee cases seeking to subpoena the president of Yemen for questioning. Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior...

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News US Army veteran sues over denial of benefits for same-sex spouse
US Army veteran sues over denial of benefits for same-sex spouse
Jennie Ryan
February 2, 2012 11:23:10 am

An Iraq war veteran filed suit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after it refused to pay her full disability...

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News Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Jennie Ryan
February 1, 2012 11:44:37 am

The Swedish Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will not hear an appeal of the copyright convictions of Fredrik Neji, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstroem for their involvement in running The Pirate Bay , a...

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News South Carolina appeals order blocking portions of immigration law
South Carolina appeals order blocking portions of immigration law
Jennie Ryan
January 26, 2012 11:44:25 am

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asking the court to overturn the decision to block provisions of the state's new controversial...

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News UN refuses to replace ECCC judge in Khmer Rouge trial
UN refuses to replace ECCC judge in Khmer Rouge trial
Jennie Ryan
January 25, 2012 11:46:20 am

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday refused to replace a judge presiding over investigations at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) after Cambodia attempted to block him. Laurent Kasper-Ansermet is the judge...

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News Middle East rights groups allege human rights violations in Libya
Middle East rights groups allege human rights violations in Libya
Jennie Ryan
January 19, 2012 10:28:20 am

A coalition of Middle Eastern human rights organizations on Thursday accused all parties involved in the Libya conflict of human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Three organizations were involved in the fact-finding mission [press...

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News Ethiopia government committed abuses during relocations: HRW
Ethiopia government committed abuses during relocations: HRW
Jennie Ryan
January 18, 2012 11:04:43 am

The Ethiopian government's relocation of thousands of indigenous people from the western Gambella region has resulted in possible human rights violations, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The Gambella relocations, which...

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News Senegal rejects Belgium request to extradite Chad ex-president
Senegal rejects Belgium request to extradite Chad ex-president
Jennie Ryan
January 12, 2012 11:06:07 am

A court in Senegal on Thursday rejected a Belgian court's request to extradite Hissene Habre , the former president of Chad, on accusations that he killed and tortured opponents during his regime. Habre served as...

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News Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration lawsuit
Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration lawsuit
Jennie Ryan
January 11, 2012 11:29:08 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Monday placed a hold on a lawsuit over the state's new immigration law pending the outcome of a similar case to...

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News France report clears Rwanda president of assassination charge
France report clears Rwanda president of assassination charge
Jennie Ryan
January 11, 2012 10:53:40 am

A report compiled by a French court appeared Tuesday to clear Rwandan President Paul Kagame of accusations that he orchestrated the 1994 assassination of the country's then-leader Juvenal Habyarimana . The accusations against Kagame...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took 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 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

'Scottsboro boys' put on trial for alleged rape of white women

On April 6, 1931, the nine "Scottsboro boys" were put on trial in Alabama on false charges of raping two white women during a freight train trip from Tennessee. Learn more about the trial of the Scottsboro boys.

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