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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Make Joint Visit to Rwanda

6 November 2013
On 4 and 5 November 2013, the leading officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) were in Kigali, Rwanda, to meet with senior officials of the Rwandan Government. This is the first joint visit by the ICTR and the Mechanism to Rwanda. While in Rwanda, President Vagn Joensen of the ICTR,... more

Mr. Mandiaye Niang from Senegal appointed as permanent ICTR Judge

16 September 2013
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has appointed Mr. Mandiaye Niang from Senegal as permanent judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) following the resignation of Senegalese Judge Andrésia Vaz earlier this year. The appointment is effective from 11 September 2013 until 31 December 2014, or until the completion of the cases to which Judge Niang... more

OTP-ICTR Receives Special Achievement Award

16 September 2013
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) has conferred a Special Achievement Award on the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The Prosecutor of the ICTR, Justice Hassan B. Jallow received the Special Achievement Award from the International Association of Prosecutors at a ceremony held in the Russian capital of... more

Prosecutor Releases Lessons Learnt Manual for the Tracking and Arrest of Fugitives from International Justice

16 August 2013
The Prosecutor of the ICTR today announced the release of a manual on “The Tracking and Arrest of Fugitives from International Criminal Justice: Lessons from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)”. The apprehension of fugitives has been one of the greatest challenges faced by the Tribunal, and in particular the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), since its... more

ICTR Prosecutor Hands Over Last Case to Rwanda

24 July 2013
On Wednesday 17 July 2013 officials of the ICTR/MICT acting on behalf of The Prosecutor of the ICTR, Hassan B. Jallow, in Arusha, Tanzania, handed over the case file of Bernard Munyagishari to a representative of the Rwandan Prosecutor General’s Office. The transfer of Munyagishari’s case file to Rwanda marked the last of such transfers from the Office of the Prosecutor of the... more

The Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Ndindiliyimana et al. Case

10 May 2013
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Carmel Agius, Judge Khalida Rachid Khan, and Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, heard the oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Augustin Ndindiliyimana, Augustin Bizimungu, François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye, Innocent Sagahutu, and the Prosecution... more

The Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Ndahimana Case

6 May 2013
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge William H. Sekule, Judge Arlette Ramaroson, Judge Carmel Agius, and Judge Khalida Rachid Khan today heard oral arguments in the appeals lodged by Grégoire Ndahimana and the Prosecution against the Judgement pronounced by Trial Chamber II on 17 November 2011... more

Judge Vagn Joensen Re-Elected As President Of The ICTR

12 April 2013
In a plenary session held on 10 April 2013 at The Hague, Netherlands, Judge Vagn Joensen (Denmark) was re-elected, by acclamation, to continue his service as President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for a second term commencing 27 May 2013. Judge Joensen was first elected in February 2012 to serve the remainder of the Presidential term vacated... more

Scheduling Order for the Hearing in the Appeals Case of Grégoire Ndahimana

9 April 2013
Please be informed that hearing of the Appeals Case in the Trial of Grégoire Ndahimana v. The Prosecutor will take place on Monday 6 May 2013 in Arusha, before Judges Theodor Meron, Presiding; William Sekule; Arlette Ramaroson; Carmel Agius; and Khalida Rachid Khan. The hearing will be broadcast live via our satellite.  The specifications of the satellite are available on our... more

Scheduling Order for the Hearing in the Appeals Case of Ndindiliyimana, Bizimungu, Nzuwonemeye and Sagahutu

3 April 2013
Please be informed that hearing of the Appeals Case in the Trial of Augustin Ndindiliyimana; Augustin Bizimungu; François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye; and Innocent Sagahutu v. The Prosecutor will take place from 7 May through 10 May 2013 in Arusha, before Judges Theodor Meron, Presiding; Liu Daqun; Carmel Agius; Khalida Rachid Khan; and Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov. The hearing will be... more