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ICTR Prosecutor Meets Rwanda Prosecutor General

20 November 2008
His Excellency Mr. Martin Ngoga, Prosecutor General of Rwanda arrived yesterday, 19 November 2008 in Arusha, Tanzania for consultations with the Prosecutor of the ICTR, Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow. The meeting which spanned two days was also attended by H.E. Mr. Aloys Mutabingwa, the Representative of Rwanda to the ICTR. The discussions have focused on the strategy for referral... more

Ngirabatware Pleads Not Guilty

10 October 2008
Augustin Ngirabatware today made his initial appearance before Judge Asoka de Silva of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and pleaded not guilty to ten counts charging him with genocide and serious violations of international humanitarian law. Ngirabatware (51), former Minister of Planning, is charged with genocide; conspiracy to commit genocide; complicity in... more

Appeals Chamber Upholds Decision not to Transfer Munyakazi’s Case to Rwanda

9 October 2008
Yesterday, the Appeals Chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda upheld the decision by the Trial Chamber of 28 May 2008 denying the application by the Prosecution for referral of Yussuf Munyakazi’s case to Rwanda. The Appeals Chamber composed of Judges Fausto Pocar, presiding, Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Mehmet Gűney, Liu Daqun and Andrésia Vaz however granted... more

Ngirabatware Transferred to Arusha

8 October 2008
Augustin Ngirabatware, former Minister of Planning, who is facing charges of genocide and serious violations of international humanitarian law was today transferred from Frankfurt, Germany to the UN Detention Facility in Arusha, Tanzania. Ngirabatware was arrested in Germany on 17 September 2007. He will soon make his initial appearance before Trial Chamber II composed of... more

Nchamihigo Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

24 September 2008
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), today sentenced Siméon Nchamihigo, former Deputy Prosecutor in Cyangugu Prefecture to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of genocide, extermination, murder and other inhumane act as crimes against humanity. In sentencing Nchamihigo, the Trial Chamber, composed of Judges Charles Michael Dennis... more

Former ICTR President becomes UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

9 September 2008
Former President of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Judge Navanethem Pillay assumed on 1 September 2008 her new post as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the coming five years. Judge Pillay was appointed to the new post by the UN General Assembly on 28 July 2008. Judge Pillay, a South African national, was elected as President of the ICTR in... more

Nineteeth Plenary Session

1 September 2008
On 28-29 August 2008, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda held hearing in François Karera case and delivered judgement in the Tharcisse Muvunyi case. On 29 August 2008, the judges met for a Plenary Session. During the meeting, the Rules Committee presented its report on the proposed amendments to the Directive on the Assignment of Defence... more

Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in Karera Case

28 August 2008
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Fausto Pocar, presiding, Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Daqun and Judge Theodor Meron, today heard oral arguments regarding the appeal by François Karera against the Judgement rendered by Trial Chamber I on 7 December 2007. The Trial Chamber found Karera guilty... more

Tharcisse Muvunyi Appeal Judgement

28 August 2008
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today overturned the convictions of Tharcisse Muvunyi for genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide based on a speech he gave in Gikonko, and other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity. The Appeals Chamber also quashed Muvunyi’s conviction for direct and public incitement to commit... more

Trial of Ephrem Setako Begins

26 August 2008
The trial of a former senior officer in the Rwandan Armed Forces and Director of the Judicial Affairs Division of the Rwandan Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant-Colonel Ephrem Setako, began on 25 August 2008 before Trial Chamber I composed of Judges Erik Møse, presiding, Sergei Alekseevich Egorov and Florence Rita Arrey. In its opening statement, the Prosecution told the Trial... more