Former Rwanda president appeals criminal sentence to high court
Former Rwandan president Pasteur Bizimungu has asked that country's high court to overturn his 15-year criminal sentence for inciting violence, embezzlement, and associating with criminals. On appeal, Bizimungu argues he was tried on charges different...
Alleged 'kingpin' of Rwandan genocide denies charges in court
Former Rwandan army officer Col. Theoneste Bagosora , accused of being the "mastermind" behind the country's 1994 genocide , took the witness stand Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and denied a role...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday arrested and charged a Rwandan man living in Toronto with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda . Desire Munyaneza, 39,...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the government of Burundi to recognize more than 3,000 Rwandan refugees as asylum seekers, allowing them to stay in the country. Since March, nearly 8,000 Rwandans,...
The Belgian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Rwanda has agreed to hand over Guy Theunis, a Belgian Catholic priest accused of helping incite the 1994 Rwandan genocide , to the Belgian government. Last...
Rwandan radio broadcaster pleads not guilty to genocide charges
Joseph Serugendo, the former technical director of a Rwandan radio station that promoted the 1994 Rwandan genocide , pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of genocide and crimes against humanity at the UN-backed International Criminal...
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht has formally asked that Guy Theunis, a Belgian priest, be brought to Belgium to face trial for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide . Earlier this month, Theunis...
Rwanda hate radio broadcaster transferred for genocide trial
Joseph Serugendo, the former Technical Chief of Rwanda's Radio Télévision Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM) , nicknamed “Radio Machete” for inciting its listeners to commit murder, has been transferred to a United Nations detention facility in Tanzania [UN...
China warns of abuse of UN agreement on genocide intervention
China has warned the UN against abusing a new international right to intervene to protect those threatened by genocide or war crimes agreed to last week at a UN summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Li...
Trials commenced Monday at the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for four former Rwandan officials, including two government ministers suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 people....
