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United Nations Security Council Re-appoints Gambian-born Hassan Bubacar Jallow As the Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The United Nations Security Council has re-appointed Gambian-born Hassan Bubacar Jallow as the Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR.
Report Rekindles Debate on Whether the Rwandan Government “betrayed” Women Raped During the 1994 Genocide
A new report has rekindled debate on whether the Rwandan government “betrayed” women who were raped during the 1994 genocide by letting community-based gacaca courts process their cases.
Kansas Man Facing Possible 10 Years in Prison After Being Found Guilty of Visa Fraud
A Kansas man who previously resided in Rwanda has been convicted of visa fraud. After a five-week trial and three days of deliberation, a federal jury in the District of Kansas found Lazare Kabaya Kobagaya, 84, of Topeka, Kan., guilty of one count of...
Rwandan Genocide Exhibition Opens in Kigali
The government of Rwanda, through the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide, on Tuesday in Kigali opened an exhibition on the 1994 Genocide as part of the preparations for the 17th genocide commemoration on Thursday.
France Transfers Rwandan Rebel Leader to the International Criminal Court
The Paris prosecutor’s office has said that they were transferring exiled Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana to the International Criminal Court to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Rwanda to Review Its Relations with United Nations Over Report of Killings in DR Congo
With a damning United Nations report accusing Rwandan soldiers of widespread human rights abuses that include massacres and rape, Rwanda says it’s still reviewing its relations with the world body and could not rule out the option of recalling its peacekeeping...
Gérard Depardieu Says Armenian People Survived Genocide Due to Its Culture
On September 4, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received renowned French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is on a visit to Armenia as an honorary guest of Karot international festival.
Kenya Protests As International Criminal Court Refers Failure to Arrest Al Bashir to UN Security Council
Kenya has reacted with concern over the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to refer the matter of the presence of President Omar Al-Bashir during the promulgation of the country’s constitution last week to the...
