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Belgium court convicts Rwanda ex-military officer in 1994 killings
A Belgian court Wednesday convicted former Rwandan Army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga of premeditated homicide for Ntuyahaga's role in the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers tasked with providing security for then-Rwandan Prime Minister Agathe Uwiling (More) |
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ICTR begins genocide trial of Rwandan Catholic priest
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) began judicial proceedings Friday in the trial of Rwandan Catholic priest Hormisdas Nsengimana , who is indicted on four counts including genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, and crimes aga (More) |
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US detains Rwanda genocide suspect
Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande announced Friday the arrest of Rwandan genocide suspect Isaac Kamali by US authorities at the Philadelphia International Airport while Kamali was attempting to enter the United States earlier this week. M (More) |
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ICTR seeks return of genocide case to Rwanda court after death penalty abolition
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) requested Monday that the case against Fulgence Kayishema , who was indicted in absentia in 2001 for his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , be moved to a Rwandan court for trial. Kayish (More) |
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Rwanda parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The lower house of the parliament of Rwanda [government website; JURIST news archive] voted Friday to abolish the death penalty effective July 1, with the hope that the measure will prompt other countries to extradite defendants facing trial for th (More) |
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Rwanda rights advocate who probed rape claim against judge sentenced for genocide role
Francois-Xavier Byuma, vice-president of the board of the Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LIPRODHOR) and president of the Rwandan Association for the Protection and Promotion of the Child, was sentenced to 19 years in (More) |
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Rwanda genocide appeal ruling [ICTR]
Mikaeli Muhimana v. The Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, May 21, 2007 . Read the full text of the judgment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal upholds life sentence for serial rapist
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday upheld the life sentence [PDF opinion; press release] of serial rapist Mikaeli "Mika" Muhimana [case documents; JURIST report]. Muhimana, formerly a councilor for the western Rwandan p (More) |
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Rwanda rights advocate probing judge's rape role arrested for genocide complicity
A senior official in a Rwanda human rights organization was arrested Wednesday in the capital of Kigali after being implicated by a local gacaca court in the 1994 genocide. The official, Francois-Xavier Byuma, is vice president of the board of the (More) |
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Rwanda ex-military officer denies responsibility for 1994 killings in Belgian trial
Bernard Ntuyahaga , a former Rwandan army major, denied at trial Monday any involvement in the 1994 murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and the Rwandan prime minister they were charged with protecting. Ntuyahaga said he was being used as a scapegoat, (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
