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ICTR: Hategekimana: Trial Chamber Sentences the Accused to Life Imprisonment

2001-12-06, Arusha, Tanzania. Ildephonse Hategekimana, who was a Commander of the Ngoma Military Camp in Butare Préfecture, a lieutenant in the Forces Armées Rwandaises and a member of the Butare Préfectural Security Council during the 1994 genocide, was found guilty of genocide, murder as CAH and rape as CAH. Although the Trial Chamber rejected many [...]
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France: Mbarushimana Charged with Crimes Against Humanity for Crimes Allegedly Committed During the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

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. [...]
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France: Mbarushimana to be Transferred to the ICC

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 [...]
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ICC: Kenya: A Victim of Post-Election Violence Seeks Domestic Prosecutions

2010-09-28, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr Kepha Mwembi filed a motion seeking an order forcing a former Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Mr. Justice Philip Waki, to disclose the names of persons who, the Commission found, were responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya. The suit names Mr Justice Waki, who is a [...]
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ICC: Mbarushimana: Paris Court of Appeals Denies Bail

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 [...]
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United States: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko’s Daughter-in-Law Charged with Immigration Fraud

2010-06-24, Manchester, N.H., United States. The U.S. authorities charged Beatrice Munyenyezi with immigration fraud for providing false information on her refugee application. Ms. Munyenyezi is a wife of Arsene Shalom Ntahobali who is currently on trial at the ICTR together with his mother, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko. Federal prosecutors allege that Ms. Munyenyezi encouraged kidnappings, rapes and [...]
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ICC is Satisfied with the Indepedence of the Guinea’s Investigation’s

2010-05-21, Conakry, Guinea. Amadi Bah, the head of the International Criminal Court mission to Guinea, stated that he is satisfied that the current investigation of the massacre of more than 150 people at a pro-democracy rally in September 2009 is taking place without interference from the government. So far, 200 hundred people were interviewed, including many [...]
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US: Jordan: Suspect Arrested Over Dos Erres Massacre

2010-05-05, Delray Beach, FL, United States. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested Gilberto Jordan on immigration fraud charges that were filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Jordan participated in the Dos Erres massacre - a killing and torture of 226 civilians including children and women by a special forces unit [...]
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USA: Doe: Vatican and Pope Sued in the U.S. for Child Molestation

2010-04-22, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. The Holy See (Vatican), Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Tarcisio Bertone (Cardinal Secretary of State) and Angelo Sodano (Dean of the College of Cardinals) are listed as the defendants in a complaint filed in the United State District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin. Facts. The complaint arises from sexual abuse of [...]
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Norway: Repak: Court of Appeal Reduced the Jail Sentence

2010-04-13, Oslo, Norway. The Court of Appeal reduced Repak’s sentence from 5 to 4 1/2 years imprisonment. Mirsad Repak was found guilty of 13 out of 14 counts arising from maltreatment of detainees in a prison camp in Dretelj near Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. At that time, the defendant was a member of the Croatian militia group [...]
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