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Rwanda calls on Canada to extradite genocide suspects
Rwandan prosecutors have called for Canada to extradite five suspects in the 1994 Rwanda genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], according to Friday media reports. The five, who all appear on Rwanda's most-wanted list and whom Rwandan (More) |
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Executions worldwide up, countries with death penalty down: report
The number of executions worldwide increased slightly in 2006 while the number of countries that employ capital punishment decreased, according to a report [text; press release] released Thursday by the Rome-based anti-death penalty group Hands Off (More) |
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UN tribunal cancels transfer of Rwanda genocide case to Netherlands court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Friday revoked a previous order transferring the case against 1994 Rwandan genocide suspect Michel Bagaragaza [TrialWatch profile; ICTR materials] to a local court in the Netherlands. In additi (More) |
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First foreign defense lawyer sworn in at Khmer Rogue genocide tribunal
French lawyer Francois Roux was sworn in Wednesday to defend former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Khek lev , also known as Duch, in his trial before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . Cambodian Bar Association President K (More) |
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Rwanda signs extradition treaties after abolishing death penalty
Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama said Thursday that Rwanda has signed extradition treaties with countries in Africa, Europe, and North America following its abolition of the death penalty in July. The law ending the death penalty, whic (More) |
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France court releases two suspects in 1994 Rwanda genocide
A French court of appeals Wednesday released two men accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide , finding that the warrants issued for their arrest by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) could not be executed. Catholic pri (More) |
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Rights group criticizes Rwanda police for detainee killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Rwanda to conduct an "independent and impartial" investigation into an increasing number of alleged extrajudicial killings, saying in a report Tuesday that Rwanda National Police officers have killed a (More) |
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France arrests two Rwandan genocide suspects
French authorities arrested five suspects accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide Friday, including Rwandan Catholic priest Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and former civil servant Laurent Bucyibaruta, who may be extradited to the International C (More) |
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Former Rwanda mayor pleads guilty to crime against humanity in ICTR deal
A former Rwandan mayor Friday pleaded guilty to a single count of extermination , a crime against humanity, as part of a plea deal International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda that eliminated eight other charges including genocide, torture and rape. (More) |
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Rwanda senate approves death penalty abolition
The Rwandan senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty , according to Wednesday reports by Radio Rwanda. The bill, proposed last year by Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website; BBC profile] with the support of his party and pa (More) |
India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster
On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court.
Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.
