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Augustin Bizimungu transferred to Arusha

15 August 2002
General Augustin Bizimungu, Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Army from April to July 1994, has been arrested in Angola and transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The arrest was effected by the Angolan authorities acting on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by ICTR on 12 April 2002 at Luena in eastern Angola. According to the... more

Resumption of hearings in eight trials

12 August 2002
Proceedings in eight trials against 21 accused will continue before the Trial Chambers of the ICTR during the second part of this year while another accused awaits judgement in his recently completed trial. Judgement in one case before the Appeals Chamber is expected later this year. Before the judicial recess, Trial Chamber III heard closing arguments in the case of Laurent... more

Appeals Chamber confirms acquittal

3 July 2002
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today unanimously confirmed the judgement of Trial Chamber I by which the latter had acquitted Ignace Bagilishema, former bourgmestre (mayor) of Mabanza, near Kibuye. Announcing its decision at a hearing in Arusha today the President of the Appeals Chamber, Judge Claude Jorda, said that the Chamber... more

Closing arguments presented in Laurent Semanza case

19 June 2002
The Prosecution and the Defence today completed the presentation of their closing arguments in the case of Laurent Semanza, former Bourgmestre of Bicumbi commune in Kigali Rural Prefecture who is charged with 14 counts of genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, complicity to commit genocide, crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, rape, persecution... more

Trial of former Minister of information starts

17 June 2002
The Trial of Eliezer Niyitegeka, former Minister of information in the interim Government of Rwanda in 1994, began today with the Prosecution making its opening Statement before Trial Chamber I composed of Judges Navanethem Pillay presiding, Eric Møse and Andrésia Vaz. The Prosecution told the court that it would produce evidence proving that the accused was guilty of the ten... more

Colonel Léonidas Rusatira arrested in Belgium

15 May 2002
Léonidas Rusatira, former Colonel in the Rwanda Armed Forces and Commander of the “Ecole Supérieure Militaire” (ESM) was arrested today in Brussels, Belgium on charges of genocide and other crimes he is alleged to have committed in Rwanda in 1994. The accused, who for many years was also Directeur de Cabinet of the Rwanda Ministry of Defence, was arrested at the request of the... more

The Registrar decides to withdraw his proposal to establish a joint commission to investigate allegations of mistreatment of witnesses from Rwanda

17 April 2002
Concerned to dispel the apprehensions of prosecution and defence witnesses who contribute to the discovery of the truth before the Tribunal in Arusha, the Registry sections involved make constant and sustained efforts to maintain a suitably calm environment and to ensure that witnesses are shielded from any further trauma. In that light, and because of public allegations made... more

Father Nsengimana pleads not guilty

16 April 2002
Hormisdas Nsengimana, a priest who was formerly Rector of Christ-Roi College in Nyanza, Nyabisindu Commune in Butare Prefecture, today pleaded not guilty to four counts charging him with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity for murder and extermination. The plea was entered when he made his initial appearance before Judge Pavel Dolenc. The... more

Priest Nsengimana transferred to Arusha

10 April 2002
Hormidas Nsengimana, a former priest who was Rector of Christ-Roi College in Nyanza, Nyabisindu Commune in Butare Prefecture (Rwanda) was today transferred from Yaoundé, Cameroon to the United Nations Detention Facility in Arusha. Cameroonian authorities arrested the accused on 21 March 2002 in Yaoundé on the basis of an arrest warrant submitted by the Tribunal. Nsengimana is... more

Bikindi the musician pleads not guilty

4 April 2002
Simon Bikindi, a popular Rwandan music composer and singer and former director of the performance group Irindiro Ballet, today pleaded not guilty to charges of committing crimes of genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Bikindi entered the plea when he made his initial appearance before Judge Pavel Dolenc (Slovenia). Bikindi, 48, is charged with five counts of conspiracy to commit... more