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April 05
Rwanda: Reconciliation Made in Rwanda
In the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro covered the trials of genocide suspects before the specialized chambers of the traditional courts and… Read more »
April 02
Rwanda: 2,200 'Génocidaires' Being Released in 2024, Who Are They?
In the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro covered the trials of genocide suspects before the specialized chambers of the traditional courts and… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Rwanda: 'What Judicial Truth Without Material Evidence?'
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December 07, 2023
Rwanda: 'They Were Founders of a Ruthless Militia in Kigali'
Gaëlle Ponselet, a journalist who has been specializing on judicial news for some 10 years, covers a large number of trials taking place in Brussels, whether they be conflicts… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Central African Republic: The Mokom Fiasco At the ICC
Janet H Anderson is one of JusticeInfo's correspondents in The Hague. As a freelance journalist she's been covering international justice - Rwanda, The Hague, Sierra Leone, Uganda… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Angola: Polarized Reconciliation in Angola
A recent controversial search for victims of former guerilla UNITA's internal purges by the Reconciliation commission has further harmed the work and reputation of the commission.… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Rwanda: Final Curtain Falls On Kabuga Trial
It's the end of an era: the last major suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide will not be tried by international justice. On August 7, the Appeals Chamber of the international… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Rwanda: Pierre Basabosé Is 'Mentally Absent' but Will Be Tried
Former Rwandan soldier and businessman Pierre Basabosé is less well known than Félicien Kabuga, whose trial was definitively stopped by a UN court on August 7 because… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Rwanda: Philippe Hategekimana Makes Final Statement, Then Goes Silent
Former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana, on trial in Paris for genocide and crimes against humanity, briefly restated his position before his final questioning. Yes, he said,… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Rwanda: Has Trying Kabuga Become Absurd?
There were many objections after the decision by the UN Mechanism in charge of trying Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga to continue the trial through an undefined and… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Rwanda: I Was 10 Years Old in Rwanda in 1994 and Now a Prosecution Witness
A dozen people who were under 15 in 1994 have testified at the genocide trial of former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana before a Paris court. With frozen scenes, lost… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Central African Republic: Special Court Hands Down First Reparations Decision
After several months of hesitation, the Special Criminal Court on June 16 handed down in Bangui a first reparations decision in its first and only trial. This decision does not… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Rwanda: Kabuga - Heading for a Palliative Trial?
According to his judges, Félicien Kabuga can be tried but not convicted. On June 6, a UN tribunal ruled that the Rwandan, aged 88 (or 90, according to him), is no longer fit… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Rwanda: Slowly, the Justice Net Is Closing On the Last Genocide Fugitives
Fulgence Kayishema's arrest on May 24 in South Africa comes 29 years after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It's expected he will be the fourth fugitive from the former UN tribunal for… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Angola: Mistaken Identities - How Angola's Reconciliation Process Derailed
Almost two decades after the civil war, the Angolan government launched at the end of 2019 a large "reconciliation plan", supported by transitional justice initiatives that… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Top Brass On Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in Kasai
An important trial in the "Mulombodi" case opened in Kinshasa on March 20, more than six years after the events. This religious site near Kananga airport was the scene of… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Rwanda: The Life and Death of the First UN Prison
On February 28, the doors of the first ever UN prison closed on 27 years of memories left by former Rwandan dignitaries but also more ordinary people. Félicien Kabuga, who… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Central African Republic: Truth Commission Struggles to Get Off the Ground
The Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission presented its activity report to the Central African Republic's President on December 30, 2022, more than 18 months… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian Colonial Past - Commission Fails On Apology to Victims
The commission on Belgium's colonial past was a pioneer in Europe, but it collapsed at the finish line at the end of December, stripped of all its well formulated recommendations.… Read more »
January 05, 2023
Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court Renewed, Prosecutor Takes Stock of Results
The Central African Republic parliament on December 28 renewed the mandate of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) for five years. After a highly publicized arrival at Bangui airport… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Philip Grant - "Ukraine Is Accelerating a Revival of Universal Jurisdiction"
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November 01, 2022
Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court Hands Down First Judgment
On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Rwanda: Waiting for Witnesses At Kabuga's Trial
Nearly 30 years after some 800,000 civilians were murdered in an attempt to eradicate the Tutsi ethnic minority in Rwanda, the man accused of funding weapons purchases and backing… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Rwanda: Kabuga Trial to Start Amid Defence Conflict
The long-awaited trial of Félicien Kabuga, alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is due to start on September 29 in The Hague. However, the accused is appearing… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Tooth Is Returned, While Still Waiting for Truth
Patrice Emery Lumumba, "father of Congolese independence", was finally buried on June 30 in Kinshasa 61 years after his assassination- This came after former colonial power Belgium… Read more »
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