January 16, 2015
Liberia: Ex-Rebel Leader Arrested
A former Liberian rebel leader suspected of crimes committed during his country's civil war (1989-1996) has been arrested in Switzerland, the Civitas Maxima organization reported… Read more »
May 12, 2006
Rwanda: Cost of the ICTR to Reach $1 Billion By the End of 2007
The court's spokesperson has transmitted a document to the Hirondelle Agency stating that the estimated cost of the ICTR, whose mission is to trace and judge the main criminals of… Read more »
April 21, 2006
Rwanda: Gacaca Tribunals Face Uphill Task, Says Lawyers' NGO
The Belgian branch of the Lawyers Without Borders (Avocats sans frontières- Belgique - ASF) is of the view that the Gacaca tribunals in Rwanda face an uphill task that could… Read more »
April 07, 2006
Rwanda: Genocide Trials Enter Into 10th Year
On August 30, 1996 a law was passed in Rwanda to deal with genocide and other crimes against humanity committed in Rwanda between October 1, 1990 and December 31, 1994. Read more »
March 20, 2006
Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Arrests Its First War Crimes Suspect
A Congolese warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court was Friday arrested in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and handed over to the court. Read more »
February 17, 2006
Rwanda: Former Rwandan President Guilty of Treason, Sentenced to 15 Years
Rwanda's highest court on Friday upheld a lower court's conviction of the country's first post-genocide president Pasteur Bizimungu and also convicted him of treason. Read more »