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Renzaho Trial Closed

10 August 2007
On 6 September 2007, the Defence of Colonel Tharcisse Renzaho former Préfet of Kigali–Ville presented its 27th and final witness before Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The presentation ended the trial which started on 8 January 2007. In all, the parties presented 53 witnesses in the course of 49 trial days. The Prosecution called 26... more

Juvenal Rugambarara Pleads Guilty

13 July 2007
Juvenal Rugambarara, the former Mayor of Bicumbi commune in Kigali-Rural Prefecture, today pleaded guilty to a single count of extermination as a crime against humanity before Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Rugambarara ’s guilty plea follows two years of negotiations with the Office of the Prosecutor, leading to an agreement on 13... more

Press Statement: Interpol Conference Calls for Action on Rwandan War Crimes Fugitives

13 July 2007
ARUSHA, Tanzania – INTERPOL’s 19th African Regional Conference ended on Friday with a call for all National Central Bureaus (NCBs) to provide whatever assistance necessary to arrest the remaining fugitives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. A report submitted to delegates by the Registrar and Prosecutor General of the ICTR underlined the importance of... more

Trial of Father Nsengimana Commences

22 June 2007
The Trial of Hormisdas Nsengimana, a priest who was formerly Rector of Christ-Roi College in Nyanza, Nyabisindu Commune in Butare Prefecture, today began with the Prosecution stating that it will submit evidence establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of genocide, murder and extermination against the Tutsi ethnic group. The Prosecution made the... more

ICTR Indicts Witness for False Testimony

12 June 2007
On 11 June, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an indictment against a witness for giving false testimony during the trial of Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda. Judge Jai Ram Reddy (Fiji) confirmed the indictment and issued a warrant for arrest of the witness code named GAA. This is the Tribunal’s first prosecution for contempt of court and false testimony. The... more

ICTR Appoints New Chief of Prosecutions

12 June 2007
On 7 June 2007, Ms Silvana Arbia was appointed to the position of Chief of Prosecutions. Ms Arbia will replace Mr. Stephen Rapp who was appointed, by the Security Council, Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Ms Arbia joined the ICTR in October 1999 as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Office of the Prosecutor where she supervises the on-going Butare trial. She also... more

ICTR Prosecutor Requests Transfer of First Case to Rwanda

12 June 2007
On 11 June, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) requested transfer of the case of Fulgence Kayishema to Rwanda for trial. It is the first request for transfer of an ICTR case to the Rwandan national jurisdiction. Kayishema is among the 18 fugitives indicted by the ICTR who are still at large. The indictment that was confirmed on 3 July 2001... more

Commonwealth Secretary – General Visits Tribunal

11 June 2007
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon today visited the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and pledged his organisation’s support to ICTR’s commitment to international justice. He also commended the work being undertaken by the Tribunal of promoting international justice and national reconciliation in Rwanda. During his one day visit... more

Final Submissions in Military I Case

1 June 2007
From 28 May to 1 June 2007, the Prosecution and the four Defence teams presented their closing arguments before Trial Chamber I in the case known as “Military I”. The case involves four former high ranking military officials: Colonel Théoneste Bagosora, former Directeur de Cabinet in the Rwandan Ministry of Defence; General Gratien Kabiligi, former Chief of Military Operations... more

Appeals Chamber Confirms Muhimana’s Sentences of Life Imprisonment for Genocide, Rape, and Murder

21 May 2007
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today confirmed the convictions of Mikaeli (also known as “Mika”) Muhimana for genocide, rape and murder as crimes against humanity, as well as his sentences of imprisonment for the remainder of his life. He was convicted for instigating, committing, and abetting numerous crimes between April and June 1994... more