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Closing Arguments Submitted in Kanyarukiga Trial

5 May 2010
The closing arguments in the case of Gaspard Kanyarukiga were presented 24 May 2010, before Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The Prosecution offered a two-hour closing statement and a one-hour rebuttal, as did the Defense. In its first speech, the Prosecution requested that the Defendant be sentenced to life imprisonment, while the Defense... more

Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Visits the Tribunal

4 May 2010
His Excellency, Koffi Esaw, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Togo visited the Tribunal from 3 to 4 May 2010. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize himself with the operations and resources of the Tribunal and to learn from the ICTR’s multifaceted achievements and challenges within the framework of its completion strategy. Mr. Esaw... more

Death of Convict Jean Bosco Barayagwiza

25 April 2010
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has been informed by the Government of Benin that Jean Bosco Barayagwiza has passed away on Sunday 25 April 2010 at 6h22 in the morning at the ‘’Centre Hospitalier Départemental de l’Ouémé’’ of Porto Novo, Republic of Benin, where he was admitted on 5 March 2010. Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza was born in 1950 in Mutura commune,... more

Appeals Chamber Affirms Bikindi’s Conviction and Sentence, Reduces Nchamihigo’s Sentence

18 March 2010
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today rendered two judgements; affirming Simon Bikindi’s conviction and sentence of 15 years in prison and reversing a number of convictions of Simèon Nchamihigo and reducing his sentence to 40 years instead of imprisonment for the remainder of his life. On 2 December 2008 Trial Chamber III... more

Nshogoza’s Appeal Dismissed

6 March 2010
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on 15 March 2010, with Judges Patrick Robinson and Mehmet Güney dissenting, affirmed Léonidas Nshogoza’s conviction for contempt of the Tribunal and sentence of 10 months in prison imposed by Trial Chamber III of the Tribunal on 2 July 2009. The Appeals Chamber composed of Judges Robinson,... more

Nizeyimana Pleads Not Guilty During Further Appearance

5 March 2010
Idelphonse Nizeyimana, former second in command in charge of intelligence and military operations at ESO (Ecole des Sous Officiers) in Butare prefecture today pleaded not guilty to an amended indictment during his further appearance before Judge Dennis Byron, President of the Tribunal. In the new indictment dated 1 March 2010, the accused is charged with six counts of... more

ICTR to Digitize Video Recordings of its Trial Proceedings

4 March 2010
The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has embarked on a project to migrate its video recordings to high-resolution digital video files for the purpose of ensuring the long-term preservation of these unique records. This new development aims at enabling the Tribunal to permanently preserve the recordings which are expected to be 30,000 hours long at the end of the... more

Tribunal’s Youth Sensitization Project Enters Second Phase

3 March 2010
The Youth Sensitization Project in the five East African countries entered its second phase between Monday 15 February and Friday 26 February 2010. The phase consisted of launching officially the Painting and Essay Competition involving the youth in the region with partners from Ministries of Education, German Embassies and UN Agencies. The Tribunal held exhibitions and Press... more

Ephrem Setako Sentenced to 25 Years of Imprisonment

25 February 2010
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Ephrem Setako, head of the division of legal affairs in the Ministry of Defence in 1994, to 25 years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity (extermination) and serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II (murder),... more

Muvunyi Sentenced to 15 Years After Retrial

11 February 2010
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judges Dennis C.M. Byron, presiding, Gberdao Gustave Kam, and Vagn Joensen, today found Tharcisse Muvunyi guilty of direct and public incitement to commit genocide after his retrial and sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment. The Chamber ordered that Muvunyi would remain in the custody of the... more