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ICTR Commemorates 10th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

7 April 2004
The ICTR External Relations and Strategic Planning Section, and the Genocide Anniversary Task Force organized a commemoration service today, Wednesday, 07 April 2004 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The service was part of ICTR staff members’ observance of the United Nation’s official day of reflection on the genocide. The event which took place at the... more

Trial of Mikaeli Muhimana Begins at ICTR

29 March 2004
The trial of Mikaeli Muhimana started on 29 March 2004 before Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Muhimana, a former councilor of Gishyita sector in Kibuye Province is charged with four counts including genocide, complicity in genocide, and rape and murder as crimes against humanity. Muhimana pleaded not guilty to all counts at his... more

Judge Emile Francis Short Sworn In

24 March 2004
Judge Emile Francis Short (Ghana) was sworn in as an ad litem Judge on 23 March 2004 in a ceremony administered by the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Erik Møse. The ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Registrar of the Tribunal, Mr. Lovemore Munlo, on behalf of the Registrar, Mr. Adama Dieng, representing the UN Secretary-General. The... more

German President Meets with ICTR President

20 March 2004
On the occasion of his visit to Tanzania, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Johannes Rau today met in Arusha with Judge Erik Møse, President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The meeting was also attended by H.E. Jakaya Mirisho Kikwete, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Tanzania and Mr.... more

Agreement on Enforcement of ICTR Sentences Signed by Italy

17 March 2004
The Government of the Italian Republic and the United Nations today signed in Rome an agreement on the enforcement of sentences imposed by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of the Italian Republic by H.E. Alfredo Mantica, Under Secretary of State, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and on behalf of the... more

Joint Statement on Implementation of Inter-Tribunal Co-operation Projects

15 March 2004
On the occasion of the opening ceremony of the court house for The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on 10 March 2004, at Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Registrars of the SCSL, Mr. Robin Vincent, The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Mr. Hans Holthuis, The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Mr. Adama Dieng have also taken this... more

Tribunal Grants Conditional Release of Ntagerura and Bagambiki

26 February 2004
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today ordered the conditional release of Emmanuel Bagambiki, former Prefect of Cyangugu and André Ntagerura, former Minister of Transportation and Communications. The Tribunal acquitted the two government officials on 25 February 2004 of charges that they organized and participated in the 1994 Rwanda genocide... more

Trial Chamber Convicts Imanishimwe but Acquits Ntagerura and Bagambiki

25 February 2004
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today sentenced Samuel Imanishimwe, former military commander in the Rwanda armed forces to 27 years in prison after convicting him on six counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and serious violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II. The Chamber however... more

Registry’s Response To The Allegations Of Serious And Repeated Violations Of Rights Of The Defence

29 January 2004
The Registry is in receipt of a document dated 27 January 2004 from Defence lawyers, which they have issued as a basis for a strike that they have started yesterday. This document is not issued by the Association of Defence Counsel before the ICTR (ADAD) an Organization recognized by the Registry and which can intercede on any matters on behalf of the Defence Lawyers. Upon... more

Kamuhanda Convicted and Sentenced to Prison for the Remainder of His Life

22 January 2004
Kamuhanda Convicted and Sentenced to Prison for the Remainder of His Life Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today found Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, former Rwandan Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, guilty on two counts of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. The Tribunal sentenced him to prison for the... more