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Judge Khan Elected President of the Tribunal

25 May 2011
Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan) has been elected President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda effective from 27 May 2011 for a period of two years. Judge Khan, who is presiding Judge of Trial Chamber III, has been Vice-President of the Tribunal since 29 May 2007. She replaces Judge Dennis Byron (St. Kitts and Nevis), former President of the... more

British Foreign Office Minister Visits Tribunal

24 May 2011
The British Foreign Office Minister H.E. Henry Bellingham on Tuesday 24 May 2011 paid a one-day official visit to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Arusha, Tanzania, during which he held official talks with senior officials of the ICTR. During his visit, the Minister, whose delegation included, H.E. Diane Corner, the British High Commissioner to... more

Four Permanent Judges of the ICTR Assigned to the Appeals Chamber

24 May 2011
The President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Dennis Byron has assigned four Permanent Judges of the Trial Chambers of the Tribunal to the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR. The Judges are Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan), William Sekule (Tanzania), Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar) and Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov (Russia). A statement issued by Judge... more

Special Deposition Proceedings Commence in the Kabuga Case

23 May 2011
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Monday 23 May 2011 commenced conducting special deposition proceedings in the case of Félicien Kabuga, who is yet to be arrested, in order to preserve the prosecution’s evidence against him. The proceedings are taking place before presiding Judge Vagn Joensen. The proceedings follow a successful application by... more

Military II Judgement Delivered

17 May 2011
Bizimungu sentenced to 30 years in prison Nzuwonemeye and Sagahutu each sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Ndindiliyimana sentenced to time served since 2000 and released Trial Chamber II of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today convicted Augustin Bizimungu, François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye, Innocent Sagahutu and Augustin Ndindiliyimana... more

UNHCR Holds Expert Meeting at the ICTR in Arusha

15 April 2011
The ICTR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), between 11 April and 13 April 2011, jointly organized an Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law.  The meeting, hosted by the ICTR in Arusha, Tanzania, was part of a series of commemorative events... more

Appeals Chamber Affirms Muvunyi’s Conviction and Sentence

1 April 2011
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Patrick Robinson, presiding, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron, and Judge Carmel Agius, today affirmed the conviction and sentence of Tharcisse Muvunyi, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Rwand Armed Forces. On 11 February 2010, Trial Chamber III convicted Muvunyi of... more

Appeals Chamber Affirms Renzaho’s Sentence of Life Imprisonment

1 April 2011
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today reversed two of Tharcisse Renzaho’s convictions but affirmed his sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of his life in view of the gravity of the convictions affirmed. On 14 July 2009, Trial Chamber I found Renzaho guilty of genocide, murder and rape as crimes against humanity, and murder and rape... more

Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Bagosora and Nsengiyumva Case

1 April 2011
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Patrick Robinson, presiding, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, and Judge Theodor Meron, on 30 March 2011 and 1 April 2011, heard the oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Théoneste Bagosora and Anatole Nsengiyumva against the Judgement pronounced by Trial Chamber I... more

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visits Tribunal

31 March 2011
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 31 March 2011 paid a one day official visit to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. During her visit The High Commissioner, who had previously served as Judge and later President of the ICTR hailed the work and achievements of the ICTR and other similar tribunals in promoting... more