The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) is asking our readers in the United States to contact their representatives in Congress to sign onto the House Resolution urging the Rwandan government to release Peter Erlinder. When you call, be sure to
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Congressional Resolution Introduced for Release of Prof. Peter Erlinder
We reported earlier on the arrest in Rwanda of U.S. law professor Peter Erlinder (William Mitchell College of Law), Click here to read the report of his arrest. Professor Erlinder had worked as a defense attorney in cases before…
Update: U.S. Law Professor Charged With Denying Genocide
C. Peter Erlinder, the law professor who flew to Rwanda last month to see his client Victoire Ingabire, has been charged with denying the Rwandan genocide of 1994, says the AP. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison. As proof,…
U. S. Law Professor Arrested In Rwanda
C. Peter Erlinder, a professor at the William Mitchell College of Law and an advocate for human rights, has been arrested and jailed in Rwanda. He was in the country to see a client, Victoire Ingabire, who opposes the…
Former Legal Writing Professor Arrested in Rwanda
Peter Erlinder, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law and a former Bigelow fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, was arrested in Rwanda on Friday in connection with his defense of a presidential opposition candidate. Click here…
U.S. Law Professor Arrested in Rwanda
C. Peter Erlinder is a law professor at William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota. Click here to read his law school bio. He is the director of the International Humanitarian Law Institute at William Mitchell. Erlinder is also president…
Professor Peter Erlinder Arrested in Rwanda
By propertyprof
Forgive me — I know this does not relate to property law, but I hope you'll agree it's worth the space here under the circumstances. William Mitchell College of Law Professor Peter Erlinder, my colleague, is passionately devoted to the protections…
Law Prof Peter Erlinder Arrested in Kigali
William Mitchell Law Prof Peter Erlinder has been arrested in Kigali on charges of denying the Rwandan genocide. Erlinder is well known for defense work at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and was in Kigali representing Victoire Ingabire, a
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ICTR Appellate Chamber Affirms Conviction of Singer for Incitement to Genocide
New Prosecutor Named for Special Court for Sierra Leone
A United States attorney, who leads the prosecution against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, has been named by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the new Prosecutor of the United Nations-backed tribunal trying the worst acts committed during the decade-long brutal civil…