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 Rwanda. The...
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 and Rene,...
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.
Judges at...
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 what...
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 role...
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 years.
Laurent...
Rwandan Farmer Charged with Genocide
A Rwandan farmer accused of killing thousands of Tutsis in southwest Rwanda , recently appeared for the first time before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha.
Munyakazi John Yusuf faces...
Former Rwandan Civic Leader Jailed for Genocide & Rape
ARUSHA (Internews) -- The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on April 28, 2005 sentenced to imprisonment for remainder of his life former councilor of Gishyita sector, Kibuye, Western...
Pleading Guilty, Seeking Pardon
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in March sentenced Vincent Rutaganira, the former councillor of Mubuga sector to 6 years in prison for failing to stop the massacres that took place...
GACACA: Prime Minister Testifies
On 10th March, 2005, Rwanda's traditional village courts, known as Gacaca started judging genocide cases, in many parts of the country.
One hundred and fifty cases were heard on the first day....
