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ICTR Prosecutor meets Rwanda President

12 April 2001
The Prosecutor of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Ms Carla Del Ponte met the President of Rwanda, H.E. Paul Kagame on Monday 9th April 2001 in Kigali and they discussed several areas of cooperation between the ICTR and the Government of Rwanda. During the meeting, the President of Rwanda reiterated his commitment to cooperate fully with the Tribunal, and to... more

Kajelijeli trial begins

13 March 2001
The trial of Juvenal Kajelijeli, former Mayor of Mukingo Commune, Ruhengeri Prefecture, began today before Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), composed of Judge Laïty Kama, presiding, and Judges William Sekule and Mehmet Güney. Mr. Kajelijeli is charged with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, direct and public incitement to commit... more

Mr. Adama Dieng sworn in as new Tribunal Registrar

1 March 2001
At a short, formal ceremony Mr. Adama Dieng of Senegal made the solemn declaration before the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) required by the Rules of Procedure and thus took up his duties as ICTR Registrar for the next four years. After the swearing-in ceremony Mr. Dieng said that it was too soon to say what his priorities would be in his... more

New Registrar appointed to the Tribunal

29 January 2001
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has appointed Mr. Adama Dieng of Senegal as Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). He will succeed Mr. Agwu Ukiwe Okali of Nigeria who will complete his four-year mandate at the end of February 2001. Mr. Dieng was born on 22 May 1950. He began his career as Registrar of the Regional and Labour Courts in... more

Kajelijeli pleads not guilty to amended indictment

26 January 2001
The former Mayor of Mukingo in Ruhengeri Prefecture, Juvénal Kajelijeli, today pleaded not guilty to an amended indictment containing eleven counts charging him with genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the Geneva Conventions. The Prosecution, which was granted leave by Trial Chamber II to amend the indictment, alleges that the accused, who was also a leader of... more

Trial of Juvenal Kajelijeli postponed

22 January 2001
The trial of Juvenal Kajelijeli, former Mayor of Mukingo, which was scheduled to begin today, has been postponed to March this year because the Trial Chamber has to first deliberate and make a ruling on a Prosecution motion seeking leave to amend the indictment. The motion was argued today before Trial Chamber II composed of Judges Laïty Kama, presiding, William Sekule and... more

Prosecutor outlines future plans

13 December 2000
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Mme Carla Del Ponte today told a press conference that the Prosecution would file a motion requesting the Tribunal to transfer to Kigali certain hearings in the Media Trial, currently in progress in Arusha, as soon as appropriate court facilities are ready in Kigali. She said Switzerland had undertaken to finance... more

The Security Council enlarges the Appeals Chamber

5 December 2000
The Security Council of the United Nations has unanimously decided to increase the number of judges of the Appeals Chamber common to the two international criminal tribunals. The enlargement will be effected by the election of two additional judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Thereafter the President of ICTR will assign two of the eleven judges to... more

Captain Sagahutu pleads not guilty

28 November 2000
During his initial appearance today, Captain Innocent Sagahutu a senior military officer pleaded not guilty to twelve counts charging him with complicity in genocide,genocide, crimes against humanity, including rape, and violations of the Geneva Conventions. The plea was entered before Judge Mehmet Güney, (Trial Chamber II) of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal... more

Captain Sagahutu transferred to Arusha

25 November 2000
A senior military officer, Captain Innocent Sagahutu, was yesterday transferred to the Detention Facility of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha from Denmark where he had been detained on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the Tribunal. Captain Sagahutu, formerly second-in-command of the Reconnaissance Battalion and Commander of Company A in... more