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Imanishimwe acquitted of conspiracy to commit genocide

7 March 2002
Samuel Imanishimwe, a former Lieutenant in the Rwandan Army and Commander of the army barracks in Cyangugu, was acquitted yesterday of the charge of conspiracy to commit genocide by a majority decision of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Notwithstanding this acquittal Imanishimwe still faces seven counts of genocide, crimes against humanity... more

Vincent Rutaganira transferred to Arusha

4 March 2002
Vincent Rutaganira, former Councillor of Mubuga, Gishyita Commune, Kibuye prefecture, was transferred to the UN Detention Facility in Arusha on Monday 04 March 2002. He was arrested at Kigoma in Western Tanzania by Tanzanian authorities at the request of the Tribunal. A duty Counsel has already been assigned by the Registrar to assist the accused in the preliminary stages of... more

United States Senator visits ICTR

19 February 2002
“I have a more than theoretical interest in the work of this Tribunal and appreciate the impact of its profound judicial precedents in establishing a culture of accountability in Africa and the world as a whole". So declared Senator Russ Feingold, United States Senator for Wisconsin and Chairman of the Africa Sub-Committee of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee when he... more

Tribunal Registrar visits Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo - video link used in witness testimony

18 February 2002
The Registrar of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Assistant Secretary-General Adama Dieng visited the Democratic Republic of Congo from 12-16 February 2002 as part of a drive to enhance the cooperation of States in the Central African region with the International Tribunal. During his visit, the Registrar sought the cooperation of the Government... more

Father Seromba pleads not guilty

8 February 2002
Father Athanase Seromba, former Catholic priest at Nyange parish, Kibuye prefecture, today appeared before Judge Navanethem Pillay and pleaded not guilty to four counts charging him with genocide, or, in the alternative complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity for extermination. The accused, who surrendered to the Tribunal and was... more

Catholic priest surrenders to the Tribunal

7 February 2002
Father Athanase Seromba, former Catholic priest at Nyange parish, Kibuye prefecture, was on 6 February 2002 received and detained in the United Nations Detention Facility in Arusha following his surrender to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Immediately after his arrival from Italy, where he had been living in exile, Father Seromba was arrested by Tanzanian... more

Defence lawyer removed for financial dishonesty

6 February 2002
The Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Mr. Adama Dieng, has discharged Mr. Andrew McCartan, (United Kingdom) a solicitor from Scotland, as lead Counsel of Mr. Joseph Nzirorera after having found evidence of inflation of legal bills and other financial irregularities. Mr. Nzirorera, formerly President of the Rwandan National Assembly and... more

Former Prime Minister of Rwanda testifies

4 February 2002
Former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Faustin Twagiramungu, today took the stand to testify on behalf of the Defence in the case of the Prosecutor v. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and his son Gerard Ntakirutimana. Led by Mr Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General and counsel for Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, Twagiramungu, the first witness in the Defence case, gave a detailed analysis of the... more

Nzabirinda arrested in Belgium

21 December 2001
Joseph Nzabirinda, organiser of youth movements in Ngoma commune, Butare prefecture, was arrested in Brussels, Belgium, today on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). This brings the total number of arrests by the Tribunal this year to twelve, the highest number since 1997. The indictment against Nzabirinda contains... more

Statement of Judge Pillay, President of the Tribunal

14 December 2001
Having had various concerns expressed to me about the treatment of a witness who gave evidence of rape in testimony before one of our Trial Chambers, I have caused all the records of the relevant hearings to be examined. The case concerned is a case against six accused: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, Alphonse Nteziryayo, Elie Ndayambaje, Joseph Kanyabashi and... more