Justice
Rwanda: “I would like my pain to be recognized”
On April 6, 1994, the plane carrying President Habyarimana was shot down over Kigali. On the morning of April 7, 1994, Pauline Kayitesi, who was in Poland, received a call from her father who was particularly worried and anxious. “There is chaos in the country, the President’s plane has just been shut down. It is […]
Who was Anselme Mutuyimana, a political opponent assassinated in Rwanda?
On Saturday 09 March at midday, Victoire Ingabire, president of the Inkingi United Democratic Forces (UDF-Inkingi), announced on her social media accounts the murder of her right-hand man Anselme Mutuyimana. His body was found in Gishwati forest on March 09, he would have been killed in the night of 08 to 09 March. In this […]
Rwanda: “which lesson have we learned?”
On this Saturday the 21st of April 2018, Jambonews met with Didier Niyibizi, 36, survivor of the atrocities committed against the Hutu in April 1994 by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Didier is the oldest of a family of 5 children. Currently he lives with his wife and three children in Brussels. Didier recalls his childhood in […]
ICTR acquitted persons seriously concerned over living conditions
In a letter addressed to the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), 8 persons acquitted from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) address the hardships faced since their acquittals and demand to be united with their families. The signatories, among others Jerome Bicamumpaka, Gratien Kabiligi and Casimir Bizimungu, claim the ICTR has failed its responsibility […]
Closing interview with the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) – Part II
December 14, 2015 marked the end of the judicial activity of the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as its Chamber delivered its last judgment. Prior to the closure of the Tribunal, Jambonews travelled to its headquarters in Arusha for an in-depth interview evaluating the work of the ICTR since its establishment in […]
Kibeho 1995: a massacre forgotten in Rwanda’s 20-year history
In the dawn of the day of April 22nd, 1995, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) seized the moment to perpetuate one of the largest massacres in the history of the Rwandan tragedy in Kibeho camp, home to more than 100,000 internally displaced refugee. Kibeho, a small town in southern Rwanda near the city of Gikongoro, […]
Dutch Supreme Court rules against extradition of genocide suspects
On 27 November 2015, the Dutch Supreme Court in The Hague ruled against extraditing Jean-Baptiste Mugimba and Jean-Claude Iyamuremye to Rwanda affirming their right to a fair trial could not be guaranteed. The decision of the court was based on the Additional Expert Report by former Dutch Public Prosecutor Martin Witteveen that was published in June this […]
Dutch lawyers file complaint against Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Michiel Pestman and Göran Sluiter, Dutch Human Rights lawyers at Prakken d’Oliveira, have lodged a complaint against President Kagame for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, forced disappearance and torture committed between 1996 and 1997. Their charge has been addressed to both the Dutch and the Rwandan Public Prosecutors on behalf of the […]
