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Rwanda genocide court defense lawyer claims prosecutor concealing evidence
A defense lawyer representing four ex-officers of the former Rwandan army facing trials before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has accused Prosecutor Hassan Jallow of concealing evidence favorable to the defense, according to (More) |
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France high court rejects transfer of Rwanda war crimes suspect to ICTR
The Supreme Court of France Wednesday overturned a November 2007 ruling by the Court of Appeal of Paris that approved the transfer of Rwandan genocide suspect Dominique Ntawukuriryayo to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwan (More) |
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Genocide Accountability Act will aid US prosecutors
Diane Orentlicher [Special Counsel, Open Society Institute; professor, Washington College of Law, American University]: "The history of U.S. efforts to punish genocide is full of paradoxes. The United States led postwar efforts to prosecute Nazi (More) |
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ICTR sentences ex-governor to life for role in Rwanda genocide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Friday sentenced Francois Karera to life imprisonment for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Karera, the former prefect of Kigali-Rural, was found guilty on three of four genocide and crimes agai (More) |
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Former ICTR witness sentenced for false testimony
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday sentenced a former witness to nine months in prison for contempt of court and giving false testimony before the tribunal. The witness, who was only identified as GAA, pleaded guilty to giving (More) |
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Rwanda court orders temporary release of ICTR investigator
A Rwandan court has ordered that a defense investigator for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] be provisionally released from police custody, according to Friday media reports. Leonidas Nsho (More) |
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ICTR reduces sentences of Rwanda media executives who encouraged genocide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday reduced the sentences of three Rwandan media executives imprisoned for their roles in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Ferdinand Nahimana and Hassan (More) |
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ICTR appeals chamber upholds genocide conviction of former Rwanda army officer
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday affirmed [PDF text; summary, PDF] the genocide and crime against humanity convictions of former lawmaker and retired colonel Aloys Simba [ICTR case materials; T (More) |
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ICTR prosecutors seek life sentence for Rwandan Catholic priest
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday pushed for a life sentence for Father Athanase Seromba , arguing that Seromba's 15 year prison sentence for committing genocide and ext (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal to miss 2008 trials completion deadline: spokesman
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has officially indicated that it will be unable to complete its work before the expiration of its December 2008 mandate. ICTR spokesman Roland Amoussouga made the announcement at a press confere (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.
