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Appointment of Special Counsel by the Prosecutor

12 July 2005
The Prosecutor of the ICTR, Hassan Bubacar Jallow, has appointed Loretta Lynch, a partner in the New York law firm of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., as Special Counsel to the Prosecutor, to conduct investigations that the Appeals Chamber has directed the Prosecutor to carry out. On Sunday, 10 July 2005, the Special Counsel arrived in Arusha with her Assistant, Vincent Cohen, Jr... more

Closing Arguments Presented in Simba’s Trial

8 July 2005
The Prosecution and the Defence concluded today their closing arguments in the trial of Aloys Simba, a retired Rwandan Army Lt. Colonel and former Member of Parliament. The Accused is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity based on his alleged role in the massacres in Gikongoro and Butare Prefectures. The Prosecution called for the Trial Chamber I to convict and... more

ICTR Registrar Briefs New York Media

4 July 2005
The Registrar of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal Mr. Adama Dieng on 1 July 2005 told members of the press in New York that the work of the Tribunal was presently at an all-time high with an unprecedented number of trials in progress. Speaking at a UN headquarters press briefing Mr. Dieng said the high level of activity was thanks to the full use of the... more

Second Colloquium of Prosecutors of International Tribunals held in Freetown, Sierra Leone

29 June 2005
The Second Colloquium of Prosecutors of International Tribunals was held in Freetown Sierra Leone on the 24 th and 25 th of June 2005. It was hosted by Mr. David Crane, the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). The ICTR was represented by its Prosecutor Mr. Justice Hassan B. Jallow, the Chief of Prosecutions, Mr. Stephen Rapp, the Chief of Information &... more

ICTR President and Prosecutor Meet U.S. Secretary of State

17 June 2005
The ICTR President, Judge Erik Møse, and the ICTR Prosecutor, Hassan B. Jallow, met on Wednesday, 15 June, with U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The ICTY President and Prosecutor also participated in the meeting with Secretary Rice at the U.S. State Department in Washington. The Secretary of State expressed the full support and appreciation of the United States for... more

ICTR Assistant Trial Attorney Resigns over Allegations of Prior Criminal Misconduct in His Home Country, South Africa

13 June 2005
In 2003, Mr. Bongani Dyani, a former Public Prosecutor from South Africa applied for the position of Assistant Trial Attorney in the Office of The Prosecutor at the ICTR. After completing the required documentation and following the established recruitment procedure, Mr. Dyani was offered an initial appointment for one year as Assistant Trial Attorney with the ICTR. On 3 March... more

Rwamakuba Trial Starts in His Absence

9 June 2005
Today, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) began the trial of André Rwamakuba, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in the Interim Government during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. He was also a member of the Mouvement Démocratique Républicain (MDR). Rwamakuba refused to attend the proceedings but the presiding judge ordered the trial to continue despite his... more

ICTR Appeals Chamber Reduces Genocide Convict’s Life Sentence to 45 Years Imprisonment

23 May 2005
The Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, today, reduced the life sentence of Juvénal Kajelijeli, former bourgmestre of Mukingo, to 45 years imprisonment because his rights were violated during his arrest and detention. The Appeals Chamber recalls that it vacated the Kajelijeli’s cumulative convictions for genocide and extermination as a crime... more

Judge Erik Møse Re-elected President of the Tribunal

23 May 2005
At the Judges’ annual Plenary Meeting of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Saturday 21 May 2005, Judge Erik Møse (Norway) was re-elected as President of the Tribunal for a second two-year term. Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar) was elected Vice-President. She succeeded Judge Andrésia Vaz (Senegal), who did not seek re-election. Judge Møse was first... more

ICTR Appeals Chamber Increases Semanza Sentence From 25 to 35 Years in Prison

20 May 2005
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, today, affirmed the conviction of Laurent Semanza on genocide charges and increased his sentence by 10 years for ordering the murder, torture and rape of Tutsi civilians at a church during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Semanza entered an appeal on 22 grounds against his conviction by Trial Chamber III on 15... more