Tag Archives: Agatha Habyarimana
By Editor | Published: June 8, 2010
2010-05-07, Kigali, Rwanda. Prof. Erlinder was denied bailed by a Rwandan court, and was transferred to a general Kigali prison. The judge rejected the defence’s argument that Prof. Erlinder’s health would be at risk if he continues to be imprisoned, and that he needs to go back to the United States to treat his heart [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Aloys Ntabakuze, American, arrest, bail, charges, collaboration with a terrorist organization, Commander, counsel, defence attorney, defence counsel, denial, denial of genocide, denied, Department of State, Eric Kayiranga, genocide denial, grossly minimizing genocide, ICDAA, ICTR-98-41-T, International Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Juvenal Habyarimana, Kigali, lawyer, lawyer registration, Martin Ngoga, Minnesota, Office of the General Prosecutor, Oklahoma, opposition leader, Peter Erlinder, President, Professor, Rwanda, U.S., U.S. National Lawyers Guild, Victoire Ingabire, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, William Mitchell College of Law
By Editor | Published: May 29, 2010
2010-05-28, Kigali, Rwanda. Professor Peter Erlinder of William Mitchell College of Law (Minnesota, USA) was arrested in Rwanda on ‘genocide denial’ charges. Prof. Erlinder is a former defence counsel for Aloys Ntabakuze, commander of the Para Commando Battalion, who was sentenced by the ICTR Trial Chamber to life imprisonment in December 2008. He is also representing Agatha Habyarimana, [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Aloys Ntabakuze, American, arrest, bail, charges, collaboration with a terrorist organization, Commander, counsel, defence attorney, defence counsel, denial of genocide, Department of State, Eric Kayiranga, genocide denial, grossly minimizing genocide, ICDAA, ICTR-98-41-T, International Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Juvenal Habyarimana, Kigali, lawyer, lawyer registration, Martin Ngoga, Minnesota, Oklahoma, opposition leader, Peter Erlinder, President, Professor, Rwanda, U.S., U.S. National Lawyers Guild, Victoire Ingabire, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, William Mitchell College of Law
By Editor | Published: May 7, 2010
2010-04-31, Oklahoma City, O.K., United States. Agatha Habyarimana, the widow of the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, and Sylvana Ntaryamira, the widow of the Burundian President, Cyprien Ntaryamira, filed a lawsuit against current Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The suit is for wrongful death and murder, [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Alien Tort Claims Act, Ariagno, attack, Charles Kayonga, CIV-10-437-W, Cyprien Ntaryamira, Eric Hakizimana, Faustin Nyamwasa Kayumba, federal court, federal question jurisdiction, Franck Nziza, Holmes & Butler, International Humanitarian Law Institute, Jack Nziza, Jackson Nkurunzia, Jacob Tumwine, James Kabarebe, John P. Zelbst, jurisdiction, Juvenal Habyarimana, Kerns, Kurt P. Kerns, L.L.C., lawsuit, Mank and White, Oklahoma City, Paul Kagame, Paul Kagame. Rwandan Patriotic Front, Peter Erlinder, plane, process service, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Rose Kabuye, Rwandan Genocide, Sam Kaka, Samuel Kanyemera, Sylvana Ntaryamira, The United States District Court For The Western District Of Oklahoma, U.S. Federal Extraterritorial Torture Statute, United States, United States Code, Wm. Mitchell College of Law, wrongful death, Zelbst
Rwanda: Prof. Erlinder Denied Bail