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Genocide Trial of Former Top Army Officer Begins At UN Tribunal (All Africa)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:32:46 GMT

Prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide have opened the trial of a former senior military officer alleged to have been one of the key architects of the mass killings.

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ICTR begins genocide trial of former Rwanda military officer (JURIST)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:16:00 GMT

[JURIST] Lieutenant-Colonel Ephrem Setako went to trial Tuesday before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Setako is the former director of the Judicial Affairs Division of the Rwandan Ministry of Defence, and served as a colonel for the Rwandan armed forces during the 1994 genocide. He is accused of inciting, ordering, or authorizing...

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ICTR Waiting for Appeal Decisions On Genocide Accused's Transfers to Country (All Africa)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:26:10 GMT

The Rwandan procedure created expressly in March 2007 for the transfer of accused from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to Rwanda has not yet been put to the test.

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Illness of an Accused Forces Adjournment of 'Karemera Trial' (All Africa)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:26:07 GMT

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) swung back into action after a month-long judicial mid-year vacation this week with two trials resuming its proceedings, although one of the case--popularly known as Karemera Trial-- had to be adjourned after its brief opening because of an illness of one of the accused persons.

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Rwanda: Govt Must Retain Records (All Africa)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:40:54 GMT

There has been a heated debate about the future of the archives in Arusha as an enduring legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) whose mandate will come to an end in 2010.

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Ex-State House Official Denies Kabuga Link (All Africa)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:48:22 GMT

... prepared by a task force made up of Kenyan police officers and officials from the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.The report makes serious allegations against top serving and former officials in the government but provides no evidence to back up the claims.The report, a copy of which the Sunday Nation has seen, said even after the change of guard...

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Nshogoza Trial - Chamber Orders Immediate Appointment for an Accused's Counsel (All Africa)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:40:24 GMT

The Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has been given ten days beginning last Monday to appoint a defence counsel for Rwandan lawyer, Leonidas Nshogoza, who has been in detention in Arusha for about six months accused of the contempt of court.

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Trial of Rwandan Army Officers Accused of Murdering Bishops in 1994 Begins (All Africa)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:40:22 GMT

Arusha, 20 August 2008 (FH) - The trial of four officers of the current Rwandan army prosecuted for murders in Kabgayi ,central Rwanda, in 1994, of 13 members of the Catholic clergy, including three bishops, opened Tuesday before a military tribunal in Kigali, reported Wednesday governmental radio station, Radio Rwanda.

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Rwanda: ICTR to Ask for One Year Extension (All Africa)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:45:56 GMT

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will ask the United Nations Security Council for a one year extension of its mandate so that it can deliver judgments on the pending cases and also try to apprehend five remaining Genocide master minds still on the run.

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Rwanda: Kigali, Arusha Favoured for ICTR Archives (All Africa)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:45:46 GMT

Rwanda should be home to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Archives if the United Nations permits the retention of the archives in Africa.

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There is No Place for Impunity Today (All Africa)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:15:46 GMT

... presidents are at the helm of human rights violations makes them more prone to indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) than their western counterparts. It is illogical, therefore, to say Bashir's indictment would undermine African sovereignty and peace in Darfur.The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which...

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EALS Out to Push for Retention of ICTR Archives (All Africa)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:42:32 GMT

The East Africa Law Society (EALS) and the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) will organise a consultative meeting to discuss the future of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) archives as the Tribunal Court prepares to wind up its activities in 2010.

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Rwanda: Debate on Home for ICTR Records Still Raging (All Africa)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:11:42 GMT

ARCHIVES of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) should remain in East Africa for future indictments of Genocide suspects like Felicien Kabuga that are still on the run.

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Rwanda: Goldstone Commends Justice Sector Achievements (All Africa)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:56:30 GMT

... of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.On the ICTR, he pointed out that there have been both "successes and downsides."Operating in other countries other than where crimes have been committed was one significant downside, he stressed.Responding to questions from the audience, Goldstone, carefully choosing his words, said that it would...

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Rwanda: Give Country Custodianship of ICTR Archives (All Africa)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:12 GMT

The Open University of Tanzania, together with the East African Law Society, is organizing a consultative meeting on August 16-17, to discuss where the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will be located after the tribunal winds up its activities in 2010.

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Rwanda: ICTR Archives to Be Reviewed (All Africa)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:16:25 GMT

The East African Law Society (EALS) together with the Open University of Tanzania have organized a two-day consultative workshop to discuss the future of the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ahead of winding up of the tribunal set for 2010.

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Rwanda: Let's Take Urgent Measures to Ensure Our Survival (All Africa)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:50:46 GMT

President Kagame has a point when he says slavery and colonialism may have ended ages ago but certain Western powers-which were the main initiators and benefactors of the twin evils-still have an agenda to control and manipulate poor countries and their peoples. Mostly African.

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Rwanda: Kabuga's Wife Contests Assets Freeze (All Africa)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:21:54 GMT

... frozen. He also expressed confidence that Kabuga will be arrested soon."With the extension of the ICTR, the possibility of apprehending Kabuga is very high," the envoy asserted.The Kenyan diplomat further explained that the seizure of Kabuga's assets will help in tracking and arresting him."He obviously has been using his assets to elude justice, with that cut off; it becomes possible to...

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Police Ministers Happy With Action on Car Theft (All Africa)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:14:17 GMT

... urged the Council of Police Chiefs to continue consultations with other stakeholders in the criminal justice system to speed up the repatriation of stolen cars.The Ministers also noted with appreciation the initiative of InterPol to assist police forces in the SADC region through the Operational Assistance Services and Infrastructure Support (OASIS) programme and called on police chiefs...

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ANALYSIS-Rwanda genocide court poses questions on justice (Alertnet)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:25:47 GMT

Source: Reuters By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - As debate rages over war crimes charges against Sudan's president, the history of stumbling efforts to punish those guilty in Rwanda's genocide has raised ...

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