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Convictions of Pastor and Medical Doctor

19 February 2003
Gérard Ntakirutimana (45) a medical doctor practicing at the Mugonero Adventist hospital was convicted today of genocide and of crimes against humanity (murder) by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). His father, Elizaphan Ntakirutimana (78), a senior pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Mugonero was convicted of aiding and abetting in genocide. The... more

Bishop’s Remains Transferred to Rwanda

18 February 2003
The remains of the late Samuel Musabyimana, former Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Shyogwe in Rwanda, were transferred to Rwanda for burial on Monday 17 February 2003. Bishop Musabyimana passed away on Friday, 24 January 2003 at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania after a long illness. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) arranged for... more

President of Finland Visits ICTR

7 February 2003
“ICTR convictions will remind people that their future is not safe if human rights are not respected,” declared the President of the Republic of Finland, H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, when she visited the seat of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), in Arusha, Tanzania yesterday. President Halonen is the first sitting Head of State to visit the ICTR... more

Election of ICTR Judges

3 February 2003
On Friday 31 January the General Assembly of the United Nations elected eleven permanent judges to serve on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 25 May 2003 to 24 May 2007. The eleven included seven judges re-elected from among those currently serving and four newly elected judges. The four new judges are Sergei Aleckseievich Egorov (Russian Federation), ... more

ICTR Deputy Prosecutor Takes Office

29 January 2003
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Ms Carla Del Ponte, has announced that the Secretary General has appointed Mr. Bongani Christopher Majola of South Africa as Deputy Prosecutor for the ICTR. Mr Majola arrived in Arusha yesterday and will take up his duties immediately. Mr. Majola has headed the South African Legal Resources Centre for the... more

Bishop Samuel Musabyimana dies

24 January 2003
The Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Mr. Adama Dieng, announced today the death of Samuel Musabyimana, former Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Shyogwe in Rwanda. He passed away after a long illness on Friday, 24 January 2003 at 4.00 a.m. at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi,Tanzania. The Tribunal offers its deepest condolences to... more

Medial Alert Resumption of Hearings in nine trials involving 22 accused

14 January 2003
The Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) resumed public hearings on Monday 13 January 2003. There are 9 cases in progress involving 22 accused. Before the judicial recess, the Semanza and Ntakirutimana cases were and continue to be under deliberation by the Third and First Chambers respectively. In the Media, Kajelijeli and... more

The Former Bourgmestre Of Mukingo Convicted Of Genocide

12 January 2003
Juvénal Kajelijeli, former bourgmestre of Mukingo, was convicted today for crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994 and sentenced to serve in prison for the remainder of his life. He was sentenced as follows: for genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity: imprisonment for the remainder of his life; and for direct and public incitement to commit genocide: 15 years... more

ICTR President regrets cancellation of today's visit of Rwandan ministerial delegation

10 December 2002
Judge Navanethem Pillay, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today expressed her regret that the Rwandan Minister of Justice, Mr. Jean de Dieu Mucyo and the Prosecutor General, Mr. Gerald Gahima, had cancelled their official visit to the Tribunal which was scheduled to begin today. “On 22 October last I wrote to the Minister inviting him, Mr... more

South Africa nominates Judge Pillay to ICC

2 December 2002
The Government of the Republic of South Africa has nominated Judge Navanethem Pillay, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for election as a judge of permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Netherlands. The South African Government announced its decision to nominate Judge Pillay on Saturday November 30, 2002. Judge Pillay, a... more