The U.N. Security Council yesterday set up a new body to finish the remaining tasks of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda,. The Security Council also called on both courts to conclude their work by
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Supporting the Work of International Criminal Tribunals
The cooperation of States is vital in bringing to justice those responsible for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and in facilitating the successful completion of the United Nations tribunals mandated with this task, the Security Council was…
ICTR: Life in Prison for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has convicted Ildephonse Hategekimana, a former Rwandan army officer, of genocide and crimes against humanity. The court sentenced him to life in prison. Charges against him included rape and murder of ethnic Tutsis, committed in the Ngoma…
NY Times Magazine: The Women’s Empowerment Issue
This week's New York Times Magazine is titled, "The Women's Empowerment Issue." The many articles include:D.I.Y. Foreign-Aid Revolution, by Nicholas D. Kristof (featuring a woman who invented an inexpensive sanitary pad made out of banana fibers…
UN Secretary General Discusses Matters of Importance with the President of Rwanda
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Rwandan President Paul Kagame met on the sidelines of the General Assembly''s high-level debate, during which they discussed a range of issues, including maternal and child health. The Secretary-General thanked Mr. Kagame for promoting progress towards achieving…
Law Professor Peter Erlinder Back in U.S.
In an update to previous posts, human rights lawyer and law professor Peter Erlinder is back in the United States after spending 21 days in a Rwandan jail on charges of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Mr. Erlinder denies the…
ICTR President Welcomes Release of Professor Peter Erlinder
Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ("ICTR"), told the U.N. Security Council that he welcomed the release of Professor Peter Erlinder, a United States citizen who was arrested when he went to Rwanda in late May to take up…
Erlinder Released
The AP reports that a Rwandan court has granted bail to C. Peter Erlinder, the William Mitchell law professor arrested last month on charges of promoting genocide. He is apparently free to leave Rwanda but must let the court know…
Professor Peter Erlinder Freed from Prison in Rwanda
Professor Peter Erlinder, a member of the faculty of William Mitchell College and former president of the National Lawyers Guild, was freed from prison in Rwanda today based on medical needs.Click here to read more.Hat tip to Hazel…
Law School Deans Call for Rwanda to Release Prof. Peter Erlinder
Law school deans across the United States have called on Rwanda to release Professor Peter Erlinder, who was arrested there for defending an opposition presidential candidate. Click here to read more.(mew)