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Canadian authorities charge Rwandan man with war crimes
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday arrested and charged a Rwandan man living in Toronto with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda . Desire Munyaneza, 39, faces seven charges of genocide, (More) |
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UN calls on Burundi to accept Rwandan refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the government of Burundi to recognize more than 3,000 Rwandan refugees as asylum seekers, allowing them to stay in the country. Since March, nearly 8,000 Rwandans, primarily Hutus, have fled the (More) |
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Rwanda agrees to hand over Belgian genocide suspect
The Belgian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Rwanda has agreed to hand over Guy Theunis, a Belgian Catholic priest accused of helping incite the 1994 Rwandan genocide , to the Belgian government. Last month, Karel de Gucht , Belgium's foreig (More) |
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Rwandan radio broadcaster pleads not guilty to genocide charges
Joseph Serugendo, the former technical director of a Rwandan radio station that promoted the 1994 Rwandan genocide , pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of genocide and crimes against humanity at the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal f (More) |
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Belgium issues international arrest warrant for former Chad leader
Belgium has issued an international arrest warrant for Hissene Habre , the former leader of Chad , lawyers said Thursday. Habre, rumored to be in exile in Senegal, is wanted for crimes against humanity that were allegedly committed during his 1982- (More) |
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Belgium asks for transfer of Rwanda priest case
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht has formally asked that Guy Theunis, a Belgian priest, be brought to Belgium to face trial for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide [Wikipedia backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Earlier this month, Theuni (More) |
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Rwanda hate radio broadcaster transferred for genocide trial
Joseph Serugendo, the former Technical Chief of Rwanda's Radio Télévision Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM) , nicknamed “Radio Machete” for inciting its listeners to commit murder, has been transferred to a United Nation (More) |
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China warns of abuse of UN agreement on genocide intervention
China has warned the UN against abusing a new international right to intervene to protect those threatened by genocide or war crimes agreed to last week at a UN summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in a speech before the UN General Assem (More) |
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Former Rwanda government officials face genocide trial
Trials commenced Monday at the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [official website; JURIST news archive] for four former Rwandan officials, including two government ministers suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide that kil (More) |
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Rwanda says UN anti-genocide statement must be backed up with action
Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande told the UN General Assembly Sunday that Rwanda is dissatisfied with United Nations reforms pushed through at the 2005 World Summit [official website; JURIST news archive] last week. The agreement [PDF tex (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
