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ICTR sentences Hutu singer to 15 years for inciting Rwanda genocide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday sentenced [judgment,PDF; judgment summary, PDF] popular Rwandan singer-songwriter Simon Bikindi to 15 years in prison for his actions during the 1 (More) |
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ICTR recognizes Rwanda judicial improvements but denies case transfer
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met Thursday with Rwandan prosecutor general Martin Ngoga [New Times profile] to discuss the possible future transfer of cases from the ICTR to Rwandan courts. In a decision [te (More) |
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Germany to extradite arrested Rwanda presidential aide to France
German prosecutors announced Monday that they will extradite an aide to Rwandan President Paul Kagame to France on Wednesday in connection with the 1994 assassination of then-Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarima that led to the Rwanda genocide . Ro (More) |
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Applying the Rule of Law to All Heads of State
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Erlinder of William Mitchell College of Law, says that the recent conviction of "Chuckie" Taylor suggests that President-elect Obama has a chance to demonstrate, by example, what the Rule of Law and "equality before (More) |
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Rwanda expels Germany ambassador after presidential aide arrested
The German ambassador to Rwanda was given 24 hours on Tuesday to leave the country in response to Sunday's arrest of a Rwandan presidential aide in Germany in connection with the 1994 assassination of then-president Juvenal Habyarima [NYT repor (More) |
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Germany detains Rwanda presidential aide for 1994 assassination
German officials on Sunday arrested an aide to Rwandan President Paul Kagame in connection with the 1994 assassination of then-president Juvenal Habyarima [NYT report] that touched off the infamous Rwanda genocide . Rose Kabuye , an official in th (More) |
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UN officials warn of 'war crimes' and 'genocide' as Congo killings continue
UN Peacekeeping Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (MUNOC) head Alan Doss on Saturday condemned recent killings of civilians by militias in the country as war crimes. Doss made the statement after MUNOC announced that it had received &q (More) |
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ICC prosecutor reasserts jurisdiction over Congo war crimes after new fighting
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday reasserted that the ICC has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed in the Congolese province of North and South Kivu in the wake of renewed fighting there a (More) |
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ICTR upholds decision to refuse genocide suspect transfer
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday refused to grant Rwanda's request to have genocide suspect Yussuf Munyakazi transferred to the country to face trial. The chamber upheld an earlier decis (More) |
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Rwandan genocide suspect transferred from Germany to ICTR
German authorities Wednesday transferred custody of Augustin Ngirabatware, a former Rwandan minister suspected of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide , from a facility in Frankfurt to a UN Detention Facility in Arusha, Tanzania. In Tanzania, Ngi (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.
