Rwandan Catholic priest genocide appeal ruling [ICTR] News
Rwandan Catholic priest genocide appeal ruling [ICTR]

Summary of the Judgment of of the Appeals Chamber: The Prosecutor v Athanase Seromba, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, March 12, 2008 [upholding the conviction of Catholic priest Father Athanase Seromba for genocide and extermination during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and increasing his sentence to life in prison]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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