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ICTR appeals chamber gives former Rwanda mayor life sentence
An appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday increased the sentence for former Rwandan mayor Sylvestre Gacumbitsi to life in prison , revising his 30-year prison sentence , handed down in 2004. The ICTR co (More) |
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Trying Habre in Senegal: An African Solution to an African Problem?
JURIST Guest Columnist Chandra Lekha Sriram, Chair of Human Rights at the University of East London School of Law (UK), says that the favorable response by Senegal's president to an African Union call that former Chadian president Hissene Habre b (More) |
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Rwanda radio broadcaster sentenced to six years for inciting genocide
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday sentenced Joseph Serugendo to six years in prison for direct and public incitement to commit genocide and persecution as a crime against humanity under a plea agreement where the ICT (More) |
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Rwanda president blasts ICTR for inefficiency, conflicts of interest
Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official profile; BBC profile] has criticized the UN-funded International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] as inefficient, and said that several ICTR employees should be testi (More) |
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Bush pledges assistance to Rwanda for 1994 genocide investigations
President Bush Wednesday pledged to aid the Rwandan government in apprehending individuals involved in the 1994 genocide during a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website; BBC profile] at the White House. Bush also offered to r (More) |
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Rwanda-Norway genocide case transfer ruling [ICTR]
The Prosecutor v. Michel Bagaragaza, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, May 22, 2006 . Read the full text of the judgment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here (More) |
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ICTR says prosecutors cannot transfer Rwanda genocide case to Norway
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [official website; JURIST news archive] has denied prosecutors' request to transfer the trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Michel Bagaragaza to Norway because Norway does not have a specific law aga (More) |
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Former Rwanda mayor sentenced to 15 years on genocide charges
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday sentenced a former Rwandan mayor to 15 years in prison for his participation in the 1994 genocide that the Rwandan government estimates left at (More) |
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Suspected Rwanda war criminal arrested in Germany
German officials Sunday announced the arrest in Mannheim of Ignace Murwanashyaka , leader of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) . While the arrest was based on immigration violations, Murwanashyaka could face deportation or extraditio (More) |
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UN genocide prevention adviser denounces international reluctance to stop atrocities
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Juan Mendez said Friday that the international community remains reluctant to contribute the funds and military personnel necessary to stop genocide worldwide, as he spoke at a press conference on th (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.
