GACACA 2004: More Suspects, More Challenges?
From January 2005, the traditional village courts of Rwanda – known as Gacaca - will try genocide suspects all over the country.
Gacaca courts were given this job to help reduce the...
Human Rights Activist Alison Des Forges Testifies in Media Trial
ARUSHA 20 May 2002 (Internews) Alison Des Forges, a Rwandan historian and Human Rights Watch advisor for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today began her testimony...
Butare Trial Resumes on Monday
ARUSHA 17 May 2002 (Internews) The so-called "Butare Trial" for six genocide suspects, the largest before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), resumes on Monday with the prosecution presenting their...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In June this year, a former mayor of a town in eastern Rwanda was found guilty of genocide, extermination and rape. Sylvestre Gacumbitsi was sentenced by Judges at the International Criminal...
Human Rights Conference: Rwanda Tribunal Contributes To Africa’s New Political Culture
ARUSHA 27 May 2002 (Internews) The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) contributes greatly to the social and political evolution of the African continent, Kingsley Moghalu of Nigeria, ICTR Spokesman,...
Questions about Genocide Suspect’s Link to RPA
ARUSHA 21 May 2002 (Internews) Genocide suspect Leonidas Rusatira, who was arrested in Brussels on 15 May on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), served as...
Media Trial: Barayagwiza’s Party Didn’t Have Militia Wing, Defense Lawyer Claims
ARUSHA (Internews) Alfred Pognon of Benin, co-counsel for genocide suspect Jean Bosco Barayagwiza, today claimed before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that the allegedly Hutu extremist Coalition for the...
Cyangugu Trial Adjourned Until 28 May
By Sheenah Kaliisa
ARUSHA (Internews) The so-called "Cyangugu Trial" before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has been adjourned until 28 May after the defense team of genocide suspect Andre Ntagerura...
Butare Trial: Mother and Son Drove Vehicle Loads of Refugees to Be Killed, Witness...
ARUSHA 20 May 2002 (Internews) Genocide suspects Pauline Nyiramasuhuko and her son Arsene Ntahobali made three trips to transport ethnic Tutsi refugees from the Butare governor's office to an unknown destination...
Media Trial: Disputed Expert on Rwandan Print Media Testifies
ARUSHA 14 May 2002 (Internews) The trial for three men accused of using their respective media to incite genocide in Rwanda resumed yesterday before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)...
