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Article: ICTR legacy: fragile and confusing
When former Rwandan MRND leaders Edouard Karemera and Mathieu Ngirumpatse received life sentences in December 2011, the conclusion of 17 years of work at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was remarkable: there was no...
Article: Late Xmas gifts for Kigali
Canadian authorities have delayed the deportation of a Rwandan accused of helping to incite the 1994 genocide until a UN torture committee decides on a claim that he faces persecution back home. At the cost of breaching the UN Convention...
Article: Swedish court charges Rwandan with genocide
A Swedish court on Monday charged a 53-year-old Rwandan man with genocide, accusing him of having taken part in the massacres in his country in 1994. [related-articles]The man was not identified, but officials said he had been the subject...
Article: ICTR: Rwandan genocide - no master plan
Time has the same effect on trial judgements rendered by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as acid on limestone. On December 14, 2011, the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR reduced Colonel Bagosora’s factual...
Article: Going home? ICTR’s first extradition to Rwandan courts
The very first extradition of a war crimes suspect from the ICTR’s custody to Kigali after the 1994 Rwandan genocide may soon take place. The ICTR referred the case of Jean Uwinkindi to the Republic of Rwanda to be tried in the...
Article: A near acquittal with a 15-year sentence
Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva was arrested in March 1996. On December 14, 2011, the ICTR Appeals Chamber ordered his immediate release. He had already served more time then his final sentence: 15 years.
Article: ICTR: Rwandan genocide - no master plan (long version)
Time has the same effect on trial judgements rendered by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as acid on limestone. On December 14, 2011, the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR reduced Colonel Bagosora’s factual...
Article: Rwanda genocide "kingpin" has sentence cut
A UN appeals court on Wednesday reduced the life sentence of a former army colonel who has been accused of masterminding the slaughter of 800,000 people during the Rwandan genocide to 35 years. Theoneste Bagosora, 70, remains guilty of...
Article: Dutch genocide case takes shape
“Courage, Mama!” is the cry that reverberates throughout the courtroom in The Hague. The 64-year-old woman in the dock blows kisses to her weeping daughters. “The truth shall triumph,” vows Yvonne Basebya, suspect...
Article: 15 years in prison for Rwandan ex-mayor
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Thursday sentenced former Rwandan mayor Gregoire Ndahimana to 15-year imprisonment after finding him guilty of genocide and extermination as crimes against humanity. ‘’The...
