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Norway court convicts Rwandan genocide defendant
An Oslo City Court on Thursday sentenced a Rwandan man to 21 years for being an accomplice to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. His conviction was specifically related to 2,000 killings during April 1994 to which th (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal overturns two convictions
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday overturned the genocide convictions of former Rwandan ministers Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza after concluding that the trial chambers h (More) |
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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France
Rwandan genocide suspect Innocent Musabyimana was arrested Tuesday in France on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Rwandan officials issued an arrest warrant for Musabyimana in November. Prosecutors in Rwanda have requested that Musab (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts former minister in final trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday convicted [judgment summary; press release] former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware , sentencing him to 35 years in prison and concluding the tribunal's final trial. Ngirabatwa (More) |
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UN extends terms of ICTY judges
The UN Security Council on Monday approved a resolution extending the terms of 21 judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . The resolution passed with 14 votes in favor, none opposed and one abstention by the (More) |
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UN extends terms of Rwanda criminal tribunal justices
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the term of office of five judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Justices Mehmet Guney of Turkey, Khalida Rachid Khan of Pakistan, Arlette (More) |
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UN war crimes tribunals still face challenges: reports
Officials from the International Criminal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday told the UN Security Council that they are making progress in completing their work, but continue to (More) |
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Beginning the Justice Process for Syria: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law and Benjamin Brockman-Hawe of the Bosman Law Firm say that some measure of justice could be brought to the conflict in Syria by amending the statute for the Special (More) |
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Rwanda opposition leader sentenced to 8 years for treason, genocide denial
A Rwandan court on Tuesday convicted opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza [campaign website; JURIST news archive] of treason and genocide denial, sentencing her to eight years in prison. Ingabire was acquitted on charges of terrorism and pro (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds immunity for Rwanda president
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website; BBC profile] alleging he ordered the killings of the former presidents of Rwanda and Burundi. The lawsuit was f (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.
