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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

UN court that tried those responsible for genocide and other serious violations committed in Rwanda in 1994.

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ICTR, Rwanda Tribunal
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  • Jean-Paul Akayesu 2 Sep 1998 genocide, rape and other crimes against humanity; life imprisonment (sentenced 2 October 1998) Primary record 12
  • Jean Kambanda 4 Sep 1998 genocide and crimes against humanity; guilty plea; life imprisonment Primary record 3
  • Georges Rutaganda 1999 genocide; life imprisonment Primary record 4
  • Sylvestre Gacumbitsi 17 Jun 2004 genocide and crimes against humanity; 30 years at trial (the appeal was not read) Primary record 5
  • Ferdinand Nahimana 28 Nov 2007 genocide, incitement and crimes against humanity; life at trial in 2003, 30 years on appeal Primary record 6
  • Hassan Ngeze 28 Nov 2007 aiding genocide, direct and public incitement, extermination; life at trial, 35 years on appeal Primary record 6
  • Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza 28 Nov 2007 genocide, extermination and persecution; 35 years at trial, 32 on appeal Primary record 6
  • Théoneste Bagosora 18 Dec 2008 genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; acquitted of conspiracy before 7 April; 35 years, affirmed on appeal in 2011 Primary record 78

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Timeline 9 dates
  1. 2 Sep 1998 Jean-Paul Akayesu convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  2. 2 Sep 1998 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda authored Prosecutor v. Akayesu, Trial Judgement (2 September 1998)
  3. 4 Sep 1998 Jean Kambanda convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  4. 1999 Georges Rutaganda convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  5. 17 Jun 2004 Sylvestre Gacumbitsi convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  6. 28 Nov 2007 Ferdinand Nahimana convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  7. 28 Nov 2007 Hassan Ngeze convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  8. 28 Nov 2007 Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  9. 18 Dec 2008 Théoneste Bagosora convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Proof 10 sources
  1. The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-T, Judgement of Trial Chamber I, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2 Sep 1998. Primary record
    Count 1: Guilty of Genocide
    THE CHAMBER unanimously finds as follows:
  2. The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-T, Sentence (transcript of the sentencing hearing), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2 Oct 1998. Primary record
    therefore sentences Akayesu to a single sentence of life imprisonment
  3. The Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda, Case No. ICTR 97-23-S, Judgement and Sentence, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 4 Sep 1998. Primary record
    HAVING FOUND Jean Kambanda guilty on all six counts on 1 May 1998;
    TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
  4. Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Actions of the United Nations during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda (S/1999/1257) [the UN PDF is an image scan; quoted text is taken from the copy of the UN web page archived at phdn.org/archives/www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/documents/RwandaReport1.htm (Parts I to V)], United Nations, 15 Dec 1999. Primary record
    recently convicted Mr Georges Rutaganda of genocide and sentenced him to life imprisonment
  5. The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Gacumbitsi, Case No. ICTR-2001-64-T, Judgement, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 17 Jun 2004. Primary record
    Count 1 (Genocide): GUILTY
    the Trial Chamber imposes on Sylvestre Gacumbitsi a single sentence of: THIRTY YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT
  6. The Appeals Chamber Reduces Sentences of Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza and Hassan Ngeze (press release on the Media case appeal judgement), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 28 Nov 2007. Primary record
    As some of Nahimana’s convictions were quashed, the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the Trial Chamber was reduced to 30 years.
    As some of Ngeze’s convictions were quashed, the Appeals Chamber reduced the sentence of life imprisonment to 35 years.
    As some of Barayagwiza’s convictions were quashed, the 35-year sentence by the Trial Chamber was reduced to 32-year.
  7. The Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora et al., Case No. ICTR-98-41-T, Judgement and Sentence, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 18 Dec 2008. Primary record
    Bagosora is therefore guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, rape, persecution and other inhumane acts)
  8. Bagosora et al. (Military I) (ICTR-98-41): case page, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (ICTR website), 8 May 2012. Primary record
    Théoneste Bagosora's sentence to 35 years' imprisonment and Anatole Nsengiyumva's sentence to 15 years' imprisonment affirmed on appeal on 14 December 2011.
  9. United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 (1994), establishing the International Tribunal for Rwanda, United Nations Security Council, 8 Nov 1994. Primary record
    Believing that the establishment of an international tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide and the other above-mentioned violations of international humanitarian law
  10. The ICTR in Brief, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2014. Primary record
    The Tribunal is located in Arusha, Tanzania, and has offices in Kigali, Rwanda.
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