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 »
February 26, 2008
Chad: Former President to Be Tried in Senegal
The trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habre will be held in Dakar, Senegal, Bruno Cathala, Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told Hirondelle Agency. 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 »