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Rwanda Genocide Tribunal: Cooperation to Catch Fugitives
Arusha :: Tanzania | 8 days ago
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With nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda still on the run, the Prosecutor who would help to try them is today urging Member States to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal and its successor body to track down and arrest the
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International courts: justice vs politics
Kigali :: Rwanda | 4 months ago
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The tribunals judging crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia were intended to deliver justice for victims of genocide. But several recent cases suggest that politics may be getting the way, says Andrew Wallis in Kigali. The genocide in Rwanda that
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Rwanda: 'Expect More Acquittals,' Ngoga Warns
Kigali :: Rwanda | 4 months ago
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Monday, prosecutor general Martin Ngoga has said that this is an extremely disappointing decision. Ngoga said that the recent decisions of the appeals chamber have tended to adopt a simplistic treatment of facts and are creating a trend of
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Rwanda: Rwanda Tribunal On Path to Closure
Kigali :: Rwanda | 5 months ago
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The Tribunal's car park looks increasingly empty, and its corridors are no longer full of jostling lawyers. President Vagn Joensen told the UN Security Council in October, "we are rapidly approaching the conclusion of our mandate"...It may also deal
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UN tribunal scales up hunt for Kabuga
Kigali :: Rwanda | 6 months ago
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Tanzania United Nations Tribunal on Rwanda will not relent in its hunt for the remaining fugitives linked to the 1994 genocide despite some of them being as elusive as ever. Hassan Jallow said the search for the most wanted mastermind of the massacre,
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Rwanda: U.S. Renews Call for Arrest of Genocide Fugitives
Kigali :: Rwanda | 6 months ago
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THE United States government has made a fresh appeal for the arrest of Genocide fugitives still at large. Augustin Ngirabatware, a former government minister for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Ngirabatware was on Thursday sentenced
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Rwanda: Mugesera Trial Opens With Defence Challenge
Kigali :: Rwanda | 6 months ago
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Kigali As the trial of Rwandan academic Leon Mugesera opened Monday in Kigali, his lawyers claimed the case was outside the temporal jurisdiction of the court. The court adjourned to December 24, when it will pronounce a decision. Mugesera, who was
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Rwanda: Genocide Prisoners Released Early
Gisenyi :: Rwanda | 6 months ago
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Tuesday granted early release to ex-Rwandan mayor, Paul Bisengimana, and former militiaman Omar Serushago. Bisengimana, who was the mayor of Gikoro commune in Kigali Rural province during genocide and Serushago, a former Interahamwe militia leader in
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Rwanda genocide: Security Council extends terms of judges
Arusha :: Tanzania | 6 months ago
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In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body extended the terms of the following permanent judges until 31 December 2014 or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned: Mehmet Gney of Turkey, Khalida Rachid Khan of
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UN war tribunals facing challenges despite progress
Kigali :: Rwanda | 7 months ago
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Theodor Meron, said that while the tribunal is making excellent progress, there have been some delays in various cases. The tribunal continues to face a myriad of challenges in meeting the estimated completion dates for some of its cases, he said.
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