A French court in the town of Rouen decided that French-Rwandan citizen Claude Muhayimana can be sent to Rwanda to face charges concerning his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , reports said on Friday. An international arrest...
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The referral chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday transferred the case of Charles Sikubwabo to the High Court of Rwanda. The decision was based on ICTR...
Congo militia leader found guilty in landmark first ICC verdict
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday issued its first verdict, a unanimous decision that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is guilty of the war crimes of...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has decided to transfer the case of Fulgence Kayishema to the Rwandan authorities. The three-panel Referral Chamber ordered the transfer so that Rwandan authorities can refer...
Former Yugoslavia municipal officer sentenced to 2 months for refusing to testify
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday sentenced former president of the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan Tupajic , to two months...
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law says Léon Mugesera may be the last significant incitement decision arising from the Rwandan genocide, and it could be the ideal capstone opportunity for Rwandan incitement...
ICTY sentences former case manager to 12 months for contempt
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday rendered a judgment against Jelena Rasic, sentencing her to 12 months imprisonment on contempt charges. The judgment...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a plea agreement on Tuesday in which Jelena Rasic, the case manager for Bosnian war criminal Milan Lukic, pleaded guilty [amended indictment,...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its annual World Report on Sunday, leading with a criticism of Western governments' support of Middle Eastern regimes that stifle and suppress protests. The comprehensive report catalogs all of...
Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers prosecution materials to national government
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) transferred prosecution materials to the Rwandan government on Monday for the first time with respect to a case stemming from the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...