Tag Archives: Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
By Editor | Published: November 1, 2011
2011-10-26, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court rejected the Defence challenge to the jurisdiction of the ICC. The defence argued that the original referral by the DRC government only covered crimes committed in the Ituri region prior to the referral. As a result, according to the defence, the Court [...]
Posted in ICC | Also tagged 1445, 1565, Anton Steynberg, article 14(1), Article 19(4), balance of probabilities, beyond a reasonable doubt, Callixte Mbarushimana, complementarity, Cuno Tarfusser, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Didier Preira, Fatou Bensouda, FDLR, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, geographical limit, Ghislain Mabanga Monga Mabanga, ICC, ICC Rome Statute, ICC-01/04-01/10, International Criminal Court, Jean-Louis Gilissen, Joseph Keta, jurisdiction, Kivus, link, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mayombo Kassongo, MONUC, Nicholas Kaufman, North Kivus, objective criteria, Orientale Province, Paolina Massidda, referral, Resolution, Rome Statute, rule 58(1), Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Sarah Pellet, Security Council, Senior Trial Lawyer, Silvana Arbia, situation, situation of crisis, South Kivus, standard of proof, Sylvia Steiner, temporal limit, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Prosecutor V. Callixte Mbarushimana, Yael Vias-Gvirsman
By Editor | Published: December 22, 2010
2010-12-22, Paris, France. Examining magistrate Rene Cros charged Mr. Callixte Mbarushimana, an alleged executive secretary of the FDLR, a rebel group based in the Eastern DRC, with crimes against humanity. The charges follow a law suit filed by victims’ groups accusing Mr. Mbarushimana of directly participating in killings in Kiguli during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Callixte Mbarushimana, civilians, crimes against humanity, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Executive Secretary, FDLR, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, France, Hutu, Ibuka, International Criminal Court, Kiguli, magistrate, murder, Paris, rape, Remember, Rene Cros, road blocks, torture, Tutsi, victim group
By Editor | Published: November 22, 2010
2010-11-03, Paris, France. La Chambre de l’instruction of the Paris Court of Appeals ordered Callixte Mbarushimana, 47, to be transferred to the International Criminal Court. Mr. Mbarushimana is accused of being an executive secretary of the FDLR and of being responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Congo in 2009. The Court [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC | Also tagged Callixte Mbarushimana, Congo, crimes against humanity, Democratic Republic of Congo, Executive Secretary, FDLR, France, ICC, International Criminal Court, Kivu region, La Chambre de l’instruction, Mai-Mai militia, mass murder, murder, Paris, Paris Court of Appeals, rape, Rwanda, torture, Walikale, war crimes, warrant
By Editor | Published: October 29, 2010
2010-10-27, Paris, France. La Chambre de l’instruction of the Paris Court of Appeals refused to release Callixte Mbarushimana, an alleged leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), from custody pending the decision on his extradition to the ICC. Mr. Mbarushimana was arrested on October 11, 2010 pursuant to an arrest warrant issued under seal [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC | Also tagged arrest warrant, Article 25(3)(d), attacks against the civilian population, bail, Callixte Mbarushimana, Court of Appeals, crimes against humanity, custody, Democratic Republic of the Congo, destruction of property, DRC, Eastern Congo, Executive Secretary, extradition, FDLR, ICC, inhuman treatment, inhumane acts, Kivus, La Chambre de l'instruction, large scale, murder, Nord Kivu, Paris, persecution, Pre-Trial Chamber I, rape, reasonable grounds to believe, refugee status, release, Steering Committee, Sud Kivu, torture, war crimes, widespread and systematic
By Editor | Published: May 16, 2010
2010-05-05, Lusaka, Zambia. African Rights, REDRESS and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre submitted a confidential report to Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia, with a list of 16 key suspects of the Rwandan Genocide believed to be living in Zambia. The Report takes up President Banda on his promise to ensure that Zambia does not become a [...]
ICC: Mbarushimana: PTC Rejects the Defence Challenge to the Jurisdiction of the Court