Gacaca Exodus?
In April 2005, thousands of Rwandans moved south into neighboring Burundi. According to some reports, they are fleeing to avoid being summoned to appear at Gacaca - Rwanda's village courts set...
Genocide in Rwanda: do Evil Ideas Linger On?
Eleven years have elapsed since genocide in Rwanda claimed more than a million lives. But government officials worry that the ideas which led to those terrible events may still exist throughout...
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...
GACACA: Defense Minister Testifies
Usually, people come to Huye regional stadium in Butare province in the South of Rwanda to watch football matches between teams.
Today it's different. People are coming to attend a Gacaca court...
Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Extermination Sentenced by ICTR to 6 Years in Prison
ARUSHA,Tanzania (INTERNEWS)--The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on March 14,2005 handed down a six-year jail sentence to a former Rwandan councillor for his role in the 1994 genocide, which claimed...
ICTR Opens Fourth Court to Speed up Genocide Trials
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on 1 March,2005 opened the fourth court room to speed up trials of genocide suspects and to meet the closing UN strategy of 2008.
The...
ICTR Colloquium
Arusha(INTERNEWS) - U.N Prosecutors have called upon national and international authorities to assist their tribunals by arresting and transferring immediately indicted fugitives for serious war and human crimes committed in Rwanda...
Gen. Romeo Dallaire Testifies at the ICTR
One of the most important witnesses from the 1994 genocide, Canadian General Romeo Dallaire recently made his appearance at the UN Tribunal for Rwanda .
Dalliare was commander of the UN mission...
Commemorating the Past for a Better Future
The Kigali genocide memorial stands atop Gisozi Hill in Kigali Rwanda . Here, the Rwandan government with the assistance of Aegis trust has created a place for the commemoration of the...
