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ECHR: Ahorugeze: Court Gives Green Light to an Extradition to Rwanda

By Editor | Published: November 9, 2011

2011-10-27, Strasbourg, France. The European Court of Human Rights held that an extradition of Sylvere Ahorugeze, a Rwandan national of Hutu ethnicity, to Rwanda to face genocide charges will neither violate the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, nor his right to a fair trial. The Chamber found that: there was no evidence [...]

Posted in ECHR | Also tagged Carl Henrik Ehrenkrona, charges, Denmark, ECHR, ethnicity, European Court of Human Rights, extradition, genocide, Hans Bredberg, health, Hutu, ill-treatment, impartiality, independence, Interahamwe, international arrest warrant, international standards, Kigali Central Prison, Mpanga Prison, persecution, personal circumstances, preliminary investigation, prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, public prosecutor, refugee status, right to a fair trial, Rwanda, Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority, Rwandan Embassy, Rwandan judiciary, Strasbourg, Sweden, Sylvere Ahorugeze, witness testimony | Comments closed

France: Paris Court Refuses Extradition of Ms. Habyarimana to Rwanda

By Editor | Published: September 29, 2011

2011-09-28, Paris, France. The Paris Appeals Court refused to extradite Agathe Habyarimana, widow of the former Rwandan president, to Rwanda to face genocide and crimes against humanity charges arising from the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Rwandan government alleged that Ms. Habyarimana, 69, was a member of a group that planned the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Martin Ngoga, the Prosecutor General [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged 1994 genocide, Agathe Habyarimana, akazu, Belgium, crimes against humanity, extradition, genocide, Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit, Hutu, international arrest warrant, Interpol, Jean de Dieu Mucyo, John Bosco Mutangana, John Bosco Siboyintore, Juvenal Habyarimana, Martin Ngoga, Philippe Meilhac, Protais Zigiranyirazo, Rwanda, Rwandan president, widow | Comments closed

France: Mbarushimana Charged with Crimes Against Humanity for Crimes Allegedly Committed During the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

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 Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Executive Secretary, FDLR, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, Hutu, Ibuka, International Criminal Court, Kiguli, magistrate, murder, Paris, rape, Remember, Rene Cros, road blocks, torture, Tutsi, victim group | Comments closed

France: Mbarushimana to be Transferred to the ICC

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 Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Executive Secretary, FDLR, 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 | Comments closed

France: Gaza Flotillia Victims File Lawsuits Against Israel

By Editor | Published: June 8, 2010

2010-06-04, Marseille & Evry, France. The Committee for Charity and Support for the Palestinians, a French NGO, filed a complaint against Israel in two French courts. The complaint arises from a recent hijacking by Israeli commandos of a peaceful flotillia that was trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The complaint alleges kidnapping, false imprisonment, [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged armed violence, CBSP, Comité de Bienfaisance et de Secours aux Palestiniens, Committee for Charity and Support for the Palestinians, complaint, court, Evry, false imprisonment, flotillia, French, Gaza, Israel, jurisdiction, kidnapping, lawsuit, Liliane Glock, Marseille, non-governmental organization, ship hijacking | Comments closed

France: Rwandan Doctor to be Extradited

By Editor | Published: May 30, 2010

2010-05-28, Paris, France. French judicial authorities confirmed that Eugene Rwamucyo is in the process of being extradited to Rwanda. Dr. Rwamucyo is a Rwandan doctor, who worked in France and was arrested on May 26, 2010, on an international arrest warrant issued by Rwanda. Rwandan authorities allege that Dr. Rwamucyo participated in the 1994 genocide in [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged arrest, Butare, Eugene Rwamucyo, funeral, genocide, Interpol, Maubeuge, Paris, patients, planning, Rwanda, Sannois, war crimes, warrant | Comments closed

France: Rwandan Doctor Arrested in France on Genocide Charges

By Editor | Published: May 27, 2010

2010-05-26, Sannois, France. Eugene Rwamucyo was arrested on a 2006 warrant issued by Rwanda for allegedly committing crimes at the Butare Prefecture. He is accused of killing patients at the Butare university hospital and of participating in planning of the genocide. Dr. Rwamucyo used to work at a hospital in Maubeuge, France, and live in Belgium [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged arrest, Butare, Eugene Rwamucyo, funeral, genocide, Interpol, Maubeuge, Paris, patients, planning, Rwanda, Sannois, war crimes, warrant | Comments closed

Rwanda: Maniraguha: Gacaca Court of Appeal Acquites Rwabahizi's Defence Witness of Corruption Charges

By Editor | Published: May 18, 2010

2010.05.17, Kigali, Rwanda. Gacaca Court of Appeal for the Nyakabanda District exonerated Abdou Maniraguha of charges of attempting to corrupt or intimidate the president of the Gacaca Court of Nyarugenge District. Mr. Abdou Maniraguha was a defence witness, and was sentenced in April 2010 to 6 month imprisonment for allegedly trying to bribe the president of [...]

Posted in Gacaca | Also tagged Abdou Maniraguha, corruption, Deo Twagirayezu, French ambassador, Gacaca Court, Gacaca Court for Appeal, in absentia, intimidation, Jean Rwabahizi, Kigali, Nyakabanda District, Rwanda | Comments closed

ECHR: Swiss NGO Files 3 Applications Re Enforced Disappearances and Killings in Prijedor in 1992

By Editor | Published: May 8, 2010

2010-04-30, Strasbourg, France. TRIAL (Track Impunity Always), a Swiss NGO, filed three applications against BiH with the European Court of Human Rights: Fikret Bacic v. BiH, Zijad Bacic v. BiH and Horozovic v. BiH. The applications arise from the killings of Bacic and Horozovic families, and the enforced disappearance of Refik Bacic, perpetrated by Serb [...]

Posted in ECHR | Also tagged ACT, Advocacy Center – TRIAL, application, Article 13, Article 3, Article 5, Articles 1, Articles 2, BiH Fikret Bacic, criminal proceedings, enforced disappearance, European Convention on Human Rights, Hidajet murder, Investigation, NGO, obligation to respect human rights, Prijedor, prohibition of torture, Refik Bacic, right to an effective remedy, right to life, right to personal liberty, Sarajevo, Strasbourg, Switzerland, Track Impunity Always, TRIAL, Zecovi, Zijad Bacic | Comments closed

Argentina: Astiz Won't Be Extradited to France

By Editor | Published: April 28, 2010

2010-04-23, Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Bahia Blanca’s Federal Court No. 2 rejected France’s request to extradite Alfredo Astiz, a.k.a. the Blond Angel of Death. The defendant stands trial, together with 17 others, before the Federal Criminal Court No. 5 in Buenos Aires on accusations of kidnapping, torture and disappearance of a number of people, including French nuns Alice Domon and Leonie [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Ad hoc Judge, Alfredo Astiz, Alfredo Ignacio Astiz, Alice Domon, Antonio Castano, Argentina, Bahia Blanca, Blond Angel of Death, Buenos Aires, Dirty War, disappearance, double jeopardy, extradition, Federal Court No. 2, Federal Criminal Court No. 5, Federal District Attorney, in absentia, journalist, kidnapping, Leonie Duquet, Navy School of Mechanics, Nun, Rodolfo Walsh, Santiago Martinez, torture | Comments closed

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