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France president admits 'mistakes' made during Rwanda conflict
French President Nicholas Sarkozy admitted [text, PDF, in French; video, in French] Thursday that France and the international community made "mistakes" in handling the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Sarkoz (More) |
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Setako genocide conviction [ICTR]
The Prosecutor v. Ephrem Setako judgment summary, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, February 25, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the International Criminal Tribunal (More) |
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Rwanda tribunal sentences ex-army officer to 25 years for genocide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday convicted ex-army officer Ephrem Setako [case materials; Trial Watch profile] on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and murder and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. T (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences ex-army officer to 15 years for incitement
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday convicted former Rwandan army officer Tharcisse Muvunyi [ICTR case materials; Trial Watch profile] of direct and public incitement to genocide and sentenced him to 15 years imprison (More) |
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PITTSBURGH: US War Crimes Ambassador Discusses International Criminal Justice
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, attended a lecture hosted by the Center for International Legal Education on "The Role of the US in International Criminal Justice," presented by Stephen Rapp, the US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issue (More) |
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France police arrest Rwandan genocide suspect
French police on Wednesday arrested alleged war criminal Sosthene Munyemana in Bordeaux, acting on a Rwandan extradition warrant. Munyemana, a Rwandan doctor who has worked in a French hospital for eight years, is accused of war crimes related to t (More) |
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Rwanda lawmakers considering legislation against genocide denial
Rwandan lawmakers may introduce a bill to criminalize denial of the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], according to Thursday reports. A senior researcher at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide (C (More) |
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Habyarimana assassination report [Rwanda Mutsinzi Commission]
Report of the Investigation into the Causes and Circumstances of and Responsibility for the Attack of 06/04/1994 Against the Falcon 50 Rwandan Presidential Aeroplane, Registration Number 9XR-NN, Mutsinzi Commission of the Government of the Republic o (More) |
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Rwanda report finds Hutus responsible for 1994 killing that sparked genocide
The Rwandan government released a report Monday concluding that the 1994 assassination of then-president Juvenal Habyarimana was the work of Hutu extremists. An independent committee of experts found that Hutu extremists, including members of the (More) |
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France ministers propose new judicial unit for war crimes, genocide
French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Wednesday announced plans to create a special judicial service to investigate and charge individuals accused of crimes against humanity and genocide in Fr (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
