INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

Recognizing that serious violations of humanitarian law were committed in Rwanda, and acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by resolution 955 of 8 November 1994.

The purpose of this measure is to contribute to the process of national reconciliation in Rwanda and to the maintenance of peace in the region. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was established for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994.

It may also deal with the prosecution of Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations of international law committed in the territory of neighbouring States during the same period.

By resolution 977 of 22 February 1995, the Security Council decided that the seat of the Tribunal would be located in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

 

What is your assessment of the ICTR?

Economic investment in human and material resources is enormous compared to balance prosecuted and convicted. Furthermore, all, all, are people of Hutu regime of President Habyarimana. There is not one of the RPF, the Tutsi party and now the government or any other ethnicity. All are Hutus, the previous regime, the losers of the war.

And responding to this bias?

In a political and legal strategy of the Security Council of the UN. Unlike the Tribunal for the former Iuguslàvia, the status of Rwanda set to be judged only crimes committed during a period in 1994. This is serious and affects the failure to justice, reconciliation and truth. The beginning of the systematic killings is set just a year later but neither begin in April 1994 and end with the seizure of power by force Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Army.

History is written by the winner?

The UN has sought to judge and condemn the losers [Hutu] and political stability, he has looked the other way in the crimes of the winners, who had started the civil war in 1990. Before, during and after the genocide continued to kill, even when they seized power.

Tutsis have been documented crimes?

Robert Gersony documented more than 300,000 people killed by the Tutsi Patriotic Army from April to August 1994, in a confidential document that the UN has not recognized.

One of the accused for the killing of Tutsi victims is Spanish.

Yes, in 2008 the High Court ordered a halt Karenzi Karake, head of Rwandan intelligence, but it was not until last summer that he was arrested in London. In the middle of August, the British justice, but freed on bail of 1.4 million. The defending Cherie Blair, wife of Tony Blair.

Little justice has been done?

The sentences bring the knowledge of a partial truth of what happened in 1994. Therefore, it is a partial justice. Twes and Hutus have not been recognized as victims and a part of the Tutsis do not feel repaired. Many of the witnesses are protected Tutsis, the core close to the current president Kagame, who saw stunned as he and his were obsessed by power and not worry about the victims.

Coalition for the International Criminal Court

MASTER

The ICB wishes to inform you of the Official Announcement of the Master on International Criminal Justice created with the Rovira i Virgili University

4Th International Meeting Of Defence Offices

25 & 26 November 2016 London, United Kingdom

SUMMARY REPORT

 

Defence Office of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Dear Madam, Sir,

The Defence Office of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon thank you again for your participation in the Fourth International Meetings of Defence Offices which were held in London, on 25th and 26th of November 2016.

Please find attached the Summary report of the Meetings in French, English and Arabic. 

You will also find attached the questionnaire on Defence Investigations, which we thank you for completing in the language of your choice, and sending back to us, if you have not already done so. As Johann said during the Meetings,your answers will be very useful in that they will illustrate the Guide to Investigations with concrete examples from you experience.

Thank you again for your participation and we hope to see you again in Nuremberg for the Fifth Meetings in 2017.

Kind regards,