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2003

December 2003

3 December 2003 - Three Media Leaders convicted for Genocide

November 2003

27 November 2003 - Trial of four Senior Government Officials Starts
19 November 2003 - Judge Mumba Sworn-in as Judge of the ICTR’s Appeals Chamber
6 November 2003 - The Trial of four former Rwandan Government Ministers begins today

October 2003

29 October 2003 - More Ad Litem Judges to the Tribunal
27 October 2003 - Defence Begins Presentation of its Evidence in Ndindabahizi Trial
16 October 2003 - Four ad litem Judges Appointed to Serve at the ICTR
9 October 2003 - The President of ICTR calls for additional ad litem Judges
7 October 2003 - The President of the UN Human Rights Commission to lead a Campaign to support Victims
6 October 2003 - The New Prosecutor of the ICTR Mr Jallow takes up his Mandate
3 October 2003 - The President of the United Nations Human Rights Commission’s first visit to the ICTR

September 2003

26 September 2003 - Rwandan Judicial Officials Visit the ICTR
4 September 2003 - The Security Council Appoints Separate Prosecutors for the two ad hoc UN Tribunals
1 September 2003 - Mr. Bongani Majola Appointed Acting Prosecutor for the ICTR - Corrigendum
1 September 2003 - Trial of Emmanuel Ndindabahizi Opens

August 2003

29 August 2003 - Mr. Bongani Majola Appointed Acting Prosecutor for the ICTR
22 August 2003 - Judge Khalida Rachid Khan Sworn-in
15 August 2003 - Juvénal Rugambarara Pleads Not Guilty
13 August 2003 - Juvénal Rugambarara Arrested and Transferred to Arusha

July 2003

28 July 2003 - Trial of Sylvestre Gacumbitsi Opens
28 July 2003 - ICTR Initiates Major Moves to Strengthen Relationship with Rwandan Genocide Survivor Groups
24 July 2003 - UN Secretary General Appoints New Permanent Judge to the ICTR
4 July 2003 - ICTR Gathers Strong Political Support from West African Heads of State

June 2003

26 June 2003 - Election of 18 ad litem judges to the ICTR
6 June 2003 - Media Alert Composition of Chambers and Reassignment of Military Case to Trial Chamber I
2 June 2003 - ICTR Plenary Adopts Measures to Facilitate and Expedite Proceedings

May 2003

26 May 2003 - ICTR Becomes First International Tribunal to Receive Prestigious Human Rights Award
26 May 2003 - New President and Vice-President for the ICTR
26 May 2003 - ICTR Hands Down First War Crimes Conviction
15 May 2003 - Rwanda Tribunal Delivers Two Judgements Today
9 May 2003 - ICTR Registrar Seeks Support of African Community

April 2003

4 April 2003 - ICTR and ICTY Harmonize their Goals

March 2003

24 March 2003 - Geneva-Exhibition 2003: The ICTR Challenging Impunity
14 March 2003 - France Agrees to receive ICTR convicts
11 March 2003 - ICTR Exhibition: Challenging impunity (Geneva, 17 March – 04 April 2003)
7 March 2003 - Strengthening of Co-operation links between the Tribunal and Rwanda

February 2003

28 February 2003 - Hategekimana Pleads Not Guilty
20 February 2003 - ldephonse Hategekimana Transferred to Arusha
19 February 2003 - Convictions of Pastor and Medical Doctor
18 February 2003 - Bishop’s Remains Transferred to Rwanda
7 February 2003 - President of Finland Visits ICTR
3 February 2003 - Election of ICTR Judges

January 2003

29 January 2003 - ICTR Deputy Prosecutor Takes Office
24 January 2003 - Bishop Samuel Musabyimana dies
14 January 2003 - Medial Alert Resumption of Hearings in nine trials involving 22 accused
12 January 2003 - The Former Bourgmestre Of Mukingo Convicted Of Genocide