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Rwanda court sentences opposition leader to life in prison
A Rwandan court on Friday sentenced opposition leader Deogratias Mushayidi to life in prison for recruiting rebels and trying to incite violence against the government of current Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website; BBC profile]. Mushay (More) |
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France court rejects Rwanda extradition request for war crimes suspect
A French court on Wednesday declined to extradite Dr. Eugene Rwamucyo to Rwanda to face charges for his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The court also granted his release . The ruling is du (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal opens trial of ex-mayor
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday began the trial of former Kivumu, Rwanda, mayor Gregoire Ndahimana [case materials; Trial Watch profile]. Ndahimana was charged in July 2001 on (More) |
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Prosecutors urge continued support of international tribunals
Current and former international prosecutors on Tuesday signed the fourth Chautauqua Declaration praising recent advances in international law and urging countries to continue supporting the international courts in order to maintain the spirit of t (More) |
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UN delays release of controversial DRC 'genocide report'
The UN announced Thursday that it will delay the release of a report that accuses Rwandan forces of committing acts of genocide in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] during the years following the (More) |
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(Re)Writing History After Rwanda's Genocide: A Response to Peter Erlinder
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law responds to Peter Erlinder's article Rwanda: Flawed Elections and the Politics of 'Genocide Denial', saying that certain of Erlinder's criticisms of the ICTR are poli (More) |
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Rights group calls for amendment of Rwanda 'genocide ideology' laws
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Rwandan government [report, PDF; press release] to review its "genocide ideology" and "sectarianism" laws, which they say are being used to stifle freedom of speech and expression in the country. The (More) |
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Forthcoming UN DRC report suggests genocide by Rwanda forces
A forthcoming UN report claims that troops from Rwanda and allied rebels committed crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could be classified as genocide if proven by the appropriate court, according to media reports. The draft repor (More) |
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Rwanda: Flawed Elections and the Politics of 'Genocide Denial'
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Erlinder, defense counsel at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law says that even though the White House is now more openly critical of Rwandan President Pa (More) |
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Germany prosecutors charge former Rwanda mayor with genocide
German federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a former Rwandan mayor with genocide relating to his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. According to prosecutors, Onesphore Rwabukom (More) |
Supreme Court upheld discriminatory districting
On June 10, 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld uneven congressional districting plans in Colegrove v. Green. The case challenged an Illinois districting plan that concentrated voters into large districts in the center of the state and did not balance for population. The Court reasoned that districting was a political question for the states to decide without judicial interference. This opinion was overturned less than 20 years later in Baker v. Carr, which set judicial standards for invoking political question doctrine.
Learn more about political question doctrine from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law.
