The UN
Human Rights Council Friday, the call for an immediate ceasefire and further calling for embargos and prevention of the supply of weapons to Israel by Member States. Member States voted with 28 votes in favor, six against and 13 abstentions. The called for Member States “to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other
MILITARY equipment to Israel, the occupying Power…to prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and violations of abuses of human rights.” Human Rights Chief Volker Turk highlighted the violations of human rights and international law that have been committed by both Hamas and Israel. Israel voted against the resolution, arguing that it was “Anti-Israel” and biased. The UN has been critical of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which is becoming increasingly dire. Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif described the ongoing situation as an “ongoing Nakba” at the on Wednesday. He drew attention to the increasing civilian causalities, including aid and humanitarian workers. He stated: As of 20 March, at least 196 humanitarians, including at least 175 UN workers, had been killed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since October 2023…As a result of attacks on hospitals and medical personnel and the sustained interference with humanitarian assistance,
Palestinians in
Gaza are dying of disease and hunger, if they are not killed by bombs…Israel’s bombardment has flattened entire residential areas and the large-scale destruction of critical civilian infrastructure has rendered many parts of Gaza effectively . Countries have been facing mounting pressure to halt the provision of arms to Israel, including the , , and the . 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 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 .