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Barayagwiza seeks partial stay of appeal order

8 November 1999
By a notice lodged at the Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on 5 November 1999, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, through his Counsel, has requested the ICTR Appeals Chamber to stay the operation of part of its Decision of 3 November 1999 by which it dismissed the indictment against him and directed the Registrar to make the necessary arrangements for his... more

Genocide suspect arrested in Dar-es-Salaam

8 November 1999
Genocide suspect Mikaeli Muhimana (alias Mika), formerly a councilor in a sector of Gishyita Commune, Kibuye Prefecture, was arrested in the early hours of the morning of Monday 8 November in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The arrest was effected by Tanzanian authorities acting on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on 26 October 1999. Muhimana... more

Appeals Chamber orders release of accused Barayagwiza

4 November 1999
The ICTR Appeals Chamber has granted an appeal by detainee Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza for his unconditional immediate release from the Tribunal's custody because his fundamental rights were violated by his prolonged detention without trial mainly as a result of actions by the Prosecutor. In a decision dated 3 November 1999, the Chamber, sitting at The Hague and comprising Judges... more

Trial of Ignace Bagilishema to open on 27 October 1999

20 October 1999
The Trial of Ignace Bagilishema, a former Bourgmestre of Mabanza will open on 27 October 1999 before Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda composed of Judges Erik Møse (Norway), presiding, Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana (Sri Lanka) and Mehmet Güney (Turkey). Bagilishema (45), defended by Counsel François Roux (France) and Diabira Maroufa (Mauritania),... more

Ms Del Ponte welcomes cooperation of Rwanda government

20 October 1999
On 19 October 1999, H.E. Mr. Jacques Bihozagara, Ambassador of Rwanda to the European Union, Benelux and The Vatican, Mr. Gerald Gahima, Chief Prosecutor of Rwanda and Colonel Andrew Rwigamba, Military Prosecutor met Ms Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It was the first time that an official delegation from Rwanda had visited the... more

Special representative of Rwandan government visits Tribunal

13 October 1999
The recently appointed Special Representative of the Government of Rwanda to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Mr. Martin Ngoga, has said that the Government and people of Rwanda were impressed by the "visible progress" the Tribunal had made in the recent past. Mr. Ngoga, a former prosecutor in the southern Rwandan district of Butare, gave the... more

The Registrar has sole authority to assign counsel

8 October 1999
In a decision in Prosecutor vs. Jerome Bicamumpaka Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has stated that it cannot instruct the Registrar to assign a specific lawyer to his case. The Trial Chamber, composed of Judges William H. Sekule (Tanzania), presiding, Pavel Dolenc (Slovenia) and Mehmet Güney (Turkey) considered that, since the... more

President Pillay honoured by the Noel Foundation UNIFEM

4 October 1999
The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Navanethem Pillay has been honoured with The Noel Foundation Life Award by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Noel Foundation, an international non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, USA. "Because of your work in international humanitarian law, our selection committee... more

President Obasanjo pledges Nigeria support for Tribunal

20 September 1999
The President of Nigeria, His Excellency General Olusegun Obasanjo received the Registrar of the ICTR, Mr. Agwu Ukiwe Okali, in audience on Friday, 17 September 1999 at the Presidential Villa at Abuja and pledged the strong political and moral support of his Government for the work of the Tribunal. The Registrar was on a working visit to the country with the objective of... more

Former Bourgmestre of Mabanza Ignace Bagilishema pleads not guilty to seven counts in amended indictment

18 September 1999
Ignace Bagilishema, a former Bourgmestre of Mabanza today pleaded not guilty to seven counts contained in a new amended indictment charging him with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious violations of the Geneva Conventions. The new plea follows a ruling by Trial Chamber I, composed of Judges Erik Møse, presiding, Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana and Mehmet Güney, granting... more