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Uwinkindi Arrested and Transferred to Arusha

5 July 2010
Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi (59), former Pastor in charge of the Pentecostal Church at Nyamata, Kenzenze Commune, Kigali Rural prefecture who is facing charges before the Tribunal was on 2 July 2010 transferred to the UN Detention Facility in Arusha. Uwinkindi was arrested on 30 June 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Uwinkindi is charged with three counts of genocide, conspiracy to commit... more

UN Security Council Extends Terms of Office of the ICTR Judges

5 July 2010
On 29 June 2010, the United Nations Security Council agreed to extend the terms of office of five permanent and nine ad litem Judges who are members of the Trial Chambers until 31 December 2011 or completion of their assignments, if sooner. The terms of office of the two permanent Judges who are members of the Appeals Chamber were extended until 31 December 2012 or until the... more

Accused Joseph Nzirorera Dies

1 July 2010
Joseph Nzirorera (59), an accused in the ongoing trial of former leaders of the Mouvement Républicain pour la Démocratie et le Développement (MRND) passed away in Arusha on 1 July 2010, following sudden complications of a long illness. The case of Nzirorera was before Trial Chamber III. His Defence was at the final stage of the presentation of its case, with his last... more

Munyakazi Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment

30 June 2010
On 30 June 2010, Yussuf Munyakazi, a former businessman in Bugarama, Cyangugu was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Trial Chamber I of the Tribunal, composed of Judges Florence Rita Arrey (Presiding), Mparany Rajohnson and Aydin Sefa Akay. The Chamber found Munyakazi guilty of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. He will remain in custody in the UN... more

Rwanda and the ICTR Reaffirm their Cooperation

30 June 2010
On 30 June 2010, the Honorable Martin Ngoga, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Rwanda and the ICTR Chief of External Relations and Strategic Planning Section and Spokesperson, Mr. Roland Amoussouga, held a joint press conference at the ICTR Headquarters in Arusha on the status of cooperation between Rwanda and the Tribunal. During the press conference, among other issues,... more

Appeals Chamber Hears Parties’ Arguments in Renzaho Case

16 June 2010
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Carmel Agius, presiding, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun and Judge Theodor Meron, heard oral arguments today regarding the appeal by Tharcisse RENZAHO against the Judgement rendered by Trial Chamber I on 14 July 2009. The case concerns Mr. Renzaho’s responsibility... more

Closing Arguments Submitted in Ntawukulilyayo Trial

15 June 2010
Closing arguments in the case of Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, who is charged with genocide (alternatively, complicity in genocide), and direct and public incitement to commit genocide, were presented on 14 June 2010 before Trial Chamber III, composed of Judges Khalida Rachid Khan (presiding), Lee Gacuiga Muthoga, and Aydin Sefa Akay. The Prosecution requested the Defendant’s... more

The Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Rukundo Case

15 June 2010
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Fausto Pocar, presiding, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron, and Judge Carmel Agius, today heard oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Emmanuel Rukundo and the Prosecution against the Judgement pronounced by Trial Chamber II on 27 February 2009. The Trial Chamber... more

The Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Kalimanzira Case

14 June 2010
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Andrésia Vaz, and Judge Carmel Agius, today heard oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Callixte Kalimanzira and the Prosecution against the Judgement rendered by Trial Chamber III on 22 June 2009. The Trial Chamber... more

More Prosecution’s Case Files Transferred to Rwanda

8 June 2010
Twenty-five cases of persons investigated but not indicted by the Tribunal were transferred from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) to Rwanda for further investigation and possible future action on 8 June 2010. This action was undertaken in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1503, which urges that appropriate cases be prosecuted in competent national jurisdictions... more