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Four New Ad Litem Judges Appointed to the Tribunal

9 September 2004
The Secretary-General has appointed four new ad litem judges to serve at the ICTR. Judges Taghrid Hikmet (Jordan), Karin Hökborg (Sweden), Gberdao Gustave Kam (Burkina Faso), and Seon Ki Park (Republic of Korea) will join the Tribunal within the coming week. Judge Hikmet was appointed to the High Criminal Court in Jordan in 2003. She became the first female judge in Jordan in... more

The Trial of Aloys Simba Begins

30 August 2004
The trial of former Rwandan army officer, Lt. Colonel Aloys Simba, began today with the Prosecution’s opening statement. The Accused, aged 62, is charged with four counts: genocide, complicity in genocide, and crimes against humanity (extermination and murder). These crimes were allegedly committed during massacres in two provinces in southern Rwanda. The Accused has pleaded... more

Secretary-General Appoints New Sri Lankan Judge

9 August 2004
On 3 August 2004, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed Judge Joseph Asoka Nihal de Silva (Sri Lanka) as a permanent Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. He replaces Judge Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana who has resigned on health grounds. The appointment has effect for the remainder of Judge Gunawardana’s term which expires... more

Kanyarukiga Pleads Not Guilty To Genocide Charges

22 July 2004
In his initial appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today, Gaspard Kanyarukiga plead not guilty to all four counts in an indictment charging him with genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. Kanyarukiga entered his plea in Trial Chamber III before Judge Charles Michael... more

Genocide Suspect Gaspard Kanyarukiga Transferred to Arusha

20 July 2004
Gaspard Kanyarukiga, a former businessman in Rwanda was yesterday, the 19th of July 2004, handed over to the ICTR and is currently in custody at the detention facility of the Tribunal. Mr. Kanyarukiga who was indicted in 2001 for genocide and crimes against humanity had been on the run since then. He was arrested in South Africa on Friday the 16th July 2004 by the South... more

Genocide Suspect Arrested and To Be Transferred to Arusha

19 July 2004
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today took custody of Gaspard Kanyarukiga who South African authorities arrested on 16 July 2004. The Tribunal indicted Kanyarukiga on four counts including genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. Kanyarukiga was born in 1945 in Kibuye prefecture in... more

Tribunal Sentences Ndindabahizi to Life Imprisonment for Genocide

15 July 2004
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today convicted Emmanuel Ndindabahizi of genocide and crimes against humanity (extermination and murder) and sentenced him to imprisonment for the remainder of his life. Ndindabahizi was a former Minister of Finance in the Interim Government of Rwanda from April to July 1994. The judgment was delivered by Trial Chamber I... more

Appeals Chamber Upholds Niyitegeka’s Conviction and Sentence

9 July 2004
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today dismissed in its entirety the appeal by Eliezer Niyitegeka, Minister of Information of Rwanda’s Interim Government in 1994, and affirmed his conviction and sentence to imprisonment for the remainder of his life. The Appeals Chamber composed of Judges Theodor Meron of the United States,... more

President and Prosecutor Update Security Council on Completion Strategy

5 July 2004
On 29 June 2004, the ICTR President and Prosecutor reported to the UN Security Council that the Tribunal is on schedule to finish its trials by 2008 as required by Security Council Resolution 1503. President Erik Møse and Prosecutor Hassan B. Jallow outlined the reforms undertaken by the ICTR to accomplish its mandate. President Møse informed the Council that the Tribunal is... more

Sir Dennis Byron Sworn in as Permanent ICTR Judge

23 June 2004
Judge Charles Michael Dennis Byron (St Kitts & Nevis) was sworn in as a permanent Judge on 23 June 2004 in a ceremony administered by the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Erik Møse. The ceremony was witnessed by the Registrar, Mr. Adama Dieng, representing the UN Secretary-General. The ceremony took place in the presence of the other... more