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INTERPOL arrests Rwanda genocide suspect in Italy
INTERPOL announced Thursday that Rwandan genocide suspect Emmanuel Uwayezu has been arrested in Italy. The former Rwandan clergyman had long been sought by Rwandan authorities in connection with the killings of approximately 80 Gikongoro province (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former mayor
The trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Jean-Baptiste Gatete [Trial Watch profile; case materials] began Tuesday with opening statements from the prosecution and defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Gatete, the forme (More) |
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Spain parliament passes law limiting reach of universal jurisdiction statute
The Spanish Congress of Deputies on Thursday gave final approval to a law limiting use of the country's universal jurisdiction [AI backgrounder; JURIST news archive] statute to those offenses committed by or against Spaniards, or where the per (More) |
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Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty
Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana [BBC profile; case materials] on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to charges related to his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The ICTR indi (More) |
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Top Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana [BBC profile; case materials], wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , has been arrested in Uganda, officials announced Tuesday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (More) |
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What Obama Should Have Said: US Compliance with International Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that to really deliver on his recent declaration at the UN that "international law is not an empty promise, and that Treaties will be enforced," President (More) |
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The ICC and the Middle East: A Needed Relationship
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, a legal adviser with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and co-founder and Associate Editor of Global Brief, Canada's first international affairs magazine, says that in order f (More) |
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Rwanda tribunal begins genocide trial of former senior official
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday began the trial of former Rwandan minister of planning Augustin Ngirabatware for his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Ngirabatware faces charges of:genocide, co (More) |
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Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to complicity in genocide
A former Rwandan government official pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of complicity in genocide before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Michel Bagaragaza [ICTR materials; Trial Watch profile] accepted charges that he fund (More) |
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Finland court begins genocide trial of former Rwandan pastor
A Finnish court on Tuesday began the trial of former Rwandan pastor Francois Bazaramba, accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Bazaramba has denied charges of involvement in the genocide as well as the 15 counts of murder against him. (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.
