Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), wants to seek new charges against Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, one of the top commanders in the militia led by Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanda Dyilo (who was convicted in
rwanda
- Africa
- rwanda
ICTR Appeals Chamber Reduces Life Sentence for Rwandan Army Major Found Guilty of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Violations of the Geneva Convention
The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today commuted a convict’s life sentence to 35 years in prison after reversing convictions on some counts in his indictment, and…
Rwanda Joins Intercountry Adoption Convention
Rwanda has deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Rwanda will become the 87th Contracting State to this Convention when it enters into force for Rwanda…
ICTR Appeals Chamber Dismisses Request to Stay Transfer of Case to Rwandan Judicial System
The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today dismissed a motion filed by an indicted suspect in which he requested a stay of his transfer to the Rwandan judicial…
ICTR Refers a Case to the Rwandan High Court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has referred the case of Charles Sikubwabo to the authorities in Rwanda, who will in turn send it for trial by the Rwandan High Court. Mr. Sikubwabo, a former mayor of Gishyita in…
Wrapping Up the Remaining Tasks of the ICTR and the ICTY
The United Nations Security Council today appointed a prosecutor for the mechanism set up in 2010 to finish the remaining tasks of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda when their mandates expire.The Council decided to…
ICTR transfers case to Rwandan national authorities
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), set up to try persons responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has decided to transfer to Rwandan authorities the case of Fulgence Kayishema, an indicted former police inspector who remains at large. Since…
Rwanda’s Problems as Property Problem
By propertyprof
The National Geographic Magazine recently ran an article on Africa's Albertine Rift that describes the property angle that swirls around the tragedy in Rwanda:By the mid-1980s every acre of arable land outside the parks was being farmed. Sons were…
ICTR Affirms Referral of Case to National Court System in Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has dismissed an appeal by a former pastor accused of inciting attacks against Tutsi civilians, reaffirming its decision to refer him for trial in the national court system. The pastor is accused of…
More Rulings from the ICTR Appellate Chamber
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has reduced the sentences of two former senior officials found guilty in 2008 after a number of their convictions were overturned on appeal.The appellate chamber reduced jail terms handed down…