UN Tribunal Spares Genocide Suspect
Rwandan Financier of Notorious Radio Station Escapes Conviction for Role in Tutsi Genocide Due to Dementia In a controversial decision, the UN tribunal at The Hague has opted not to…
Strasbourg Jurisdiction Under Scrutiny
Strasbourg Jurisdiction Questioned as Rwanda Flight Blockage Comes Under Scrutiny In a newly released report by Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project, human rights law experts argue that the European Court…
Rwanda Jails Godwin For illegal Drone Use
Showbiz Videographer AB Godwin Sentenced to One-Year Jail Term and Fine for Unauthorized Drone Use In a recent ruling, the primary court of Nyarugenge delivered a verdict sentencing Abed Mutimura,…
Genocide Fugitive Aligned In S.A Court
Rwanda Genocide Fugitive Arrested After 22 Years on the Run, Appears in Cape Town Court Fulgence Kayishema, one of the few remaining fugitives sought in connection with the horrific 1994…
DRC Flies ICC Complaint Against Rwanda
DRC Files ICC Complaint Against Rwanda for Alleged Natural Resource Theft The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has lodged a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against…
I Expect Fair Trial, says Rene Rutagungira’s wife
Ms. Hyacinthe Dusengeyezu was concerned when her husband, Mr. Rene Rutagungira, didn’t return home after a night out at a bar in one of Kampala’s neighborhoods that he frequented. She…
Like Father, Like Son – Appeal Dismissed
Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and his son Gerald Ntakirutimana in December 2005 lost their appeal against conviction handed to them by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , based in Arusha, Tanzania.…
Newsreels Help Rwandans Confront Genocide and its Aftermath
“Justice in Rwanda,” an Internews project that has been producing and showing newsreel films about the process of justice for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has improved Rwandans’ understanding of…
ICTR Appeals Chamber Reduces Genocide Convict’s Life Sentence to 45 Years Imprisonment
ARUSHA, Tanzania (INTERNEWS) -The Appeals Court of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday 23rd May, 2005 set aside a life sentence of a former Rwandan Mayor convicted for his…
ICTR Appeals Chamber Increases Semanza Sentence From 25 to 35 Years in Prison
INTERNEWS(Arusha,Tanzania)–The U.N International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on May 20,2005, dismissed an application of former Rwandan mayor accused of the 1994 genocide and instead increased his imprisonment by additional ten…