Amnesty: Greece not meeting international rights standards for asylum seekers News
Amnesty: Greece not meeting international rights standards for asylum seekers

[JURIST] Greece's handling of asylum seekers and immigrants includes incidents of human rights [JURIST news archive] abuses and discrimination, according to a new report from Amnesty International [advocacy website]. According to the report, titled Out of the Spotlight [full report], Greece has failed to meet international human rights standards in its asylum and immigration procedures, and people have reported incidents of shootings on the country's border and asylum-seekers being housed in metal containers. The report also said that the government's failures in this regard have created increasing intolerance and discrimination in the country, creating a climate of xenophobia. The Greek government responded that it opposed human rights violations completely. Amnesty has a news release on the report. BBC News has more.

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38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux men were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers. Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. The Santee Sioux Tribe's members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.