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Rwanda: French Court Frees Genocide Suspect
New Times, 5 April 2015
A French appeals court Friday ruled against the extradition of Genocide suspect Claude Muhayimana and ordered his immediate release. Read more »
The court held that Claude Muhayimana cannot be extradited because the crime of genocide was not on the statute books in Rwanda when the acts were committed.
21 years after the Genocide
Over a million people were killed within a hundred days in what has been termed the worst genocide in human history. Read more »
The French government has pulled out of the genocide commemoration in Rwanda following accusations that it was involved. Read more »
Rwandan authorities have accused the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal Appeals Chamber of "scandalous decisions, alarming acquittals and professional errors". Read more »
It was a somber atmosphere at Kagali's Amahoro stadium as people screamed and wailed during official ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, when 800,000 Tutsis ... Read more »
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