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Four senior military officers to be tried together

29 June 2000
Trial Chamber III today granted the Prosecutor's motion to join the cases of The Prosecutor vs. Théoneste Bagosora, The Prosecutor vs. Gratien Kabiligi and Aloys Ntabakuze and The Prosecutor vs. Anatole Nsengiyumva, known as "the Military Group," for the purposes of a joint trial. The Chamber composed of Judges Lloyd George Williams, presiding, William Sekule and Pavel Dolenc... more

Former Prime Minister appears before Appeals Chamber

28 June 2000
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, sitting in Arusha, has completed the hearing of Jean Kambanda’s appeal against his conviction on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The Chamber will deliver its decision at a later date. Mr. Kambanda, the former Rwandan Prime Minister, pleaded guilty to genocide and crimes against humanity and... more

Chambers order release of "Hourigan" memorandum to parties

8 June 2000
By three separate decisions Trial Chambers I and III of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today ordered that a document concerning the circumstances surrounding the plane crash on 6 April 1994,in which President Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and President Cyprien Ntariyamira of Burundi were killed, be released to the parties. The document, a three page... more

Barayagwiza to be jointly tried with Nahimana and Ngeze

7 June 2000
Trial Chamber I on 6 June 2000 granted a Prosecutor's motion to join the indictment of Jean Bosco Barayagwiza, a former Director of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, with those of Ferdinand Nahimana, a former Director of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) and Hassan Ngeze, a former Editor of Kangura newspaper. Their joint Trial will... more

Former journalist Ruggiu sentenced to twelve years in prison

1 June 2000
Trial Chamber I today sentenced Georges Henry Joseph Ruggiu, a former journalist and broadcaster with Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) to 12 years in prison after being found guilty on two counts charging him with direct and public incitement to commit genocide and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to 12 in prison for the first count, and to 12 years... more

Major François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye pleads not guilty

25 May 2000
Former Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion (RECCE) in the Rwandan Army, during the genocide of 1994, François Xavier Nzuwonemeye pleaded not guilty today, when he made his initial appearance before Judge Pavel Dolenc of Trial Chamber III. Major Nzuwonemeye is accused of conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against Humanity and... more

Former Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rwandan Army transferred to Arusha

24 May 2000
François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye former Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion (RECCE) in the Rwandan Army during the genocide of 1994 was transferred to the Tribunal Detention Facility on Tuesday night 23 May 2000. Major Nzuwonemeye is facing charges of conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against Humanity and Violations of the Geneva... more

Former journalist Ruggiu changes his plea to guilty

15 May 2000
Georges Henri Yvon Joseph Ruggiu, a former journalist and broadcaster of Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines S.A. in Kigali, Rwanda today changed his plea to guilty of charges brought against him when he appeared before Trial Chamber I. The accused who is charged with direct and public incitement to commit genocide and crimes against humanity had pleaded not guilty to... more

General Ndindiyilimana pleads not guilty to ten counts

27 April 2000
General Augustin Ndindiyilimana, the former Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Gendarmerie Nationale, today pleaded not guilty to ten counts charging him with genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the Geneva Conventions. The accused is also charged with being responsible for the murder of ten Belgian soldiers from the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (... more

Former Chief of Staff of Gendarmerie Nationale transferred to Arusha

25 April 2000
General Augustine Ndindiliyimana, the former Chief of Staff of the Gendarmerie Nationale, was transferred to the Tribunal’s Detention Facility in Arusha from Belgium on Saturday 22 April 2000. He was arrested in the Belgian town of Termonde on 29 January 2000, on the basis of a warrant of arrest issued by the ICTR. General Ndindiliyimana is to answer to ten counts charging him... more