Tag Archives: Gacaca Court

Denmark: Court of Appeal: Danish Genocide Law Has No Extraterritorial Application

By Editor | Published: November 1, 2011
2011-10-24, Copenhagen, Denmark. The Eastern High Court of Appeal held that the Danish Act No. 132 of 29 of April 1955 Concerning the Punishment of Genocide cannot be used to prosecute Accused for acts of genocide committed outside Denmark. The Court stated that ”the wording of the law does not provide a basis to assume that the intention was [...]
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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 [...]
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Gacaca: Hategekimana Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

By Editor | Published: May 10, 2010
2010-05-09, Kimisagara, Rwanda. After a 4-day trial, Kimisagara Gacaca Court sentenced Bernard Hategekimana, a.k.a. Mukingo, to life imprisonment for his role as an owner of Kamarampaka newspaper. Mukingo was found guilty of inciting genocide and supervising killings of Tutsis at Mpari roadblock during the 1994 genocide. In 1991, he wrote in his newspaper’s 5th edition that [...]
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