Tribunals
Genocide marks 31 years and the clock is ticking for six Rwandans held in Niger
On April 7, 2025, the world commemorated the 31st anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. On this day, 31 years ago, the genocide erupted, and in...
Read moreDetailsUkraine sees historic support at UN’s top court
On Thursday, September 21, Ukraine and Russia have wrapped up a first week of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over alleged violations of the...
Read moreDetailsCentral African Republic: Abdoulaye Hissène caught in Special Criminal Court
After failure to arrest Hassan Bouba, Abdoulaye Hissène is the second big fish to be caught by the Special Criminal Court, a hybrid tribunal sitting in Bangui. Hissène, former military...
Read moreDetailsRwandan detainees face prolonged wait for transfer as IRMCT dismisses request
Seven Rwandan nationals placed under unlawful house arrest in Niger for over 19 months now are facing extended uncertainty and potentially dire conditions after the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal...
Read moreDetailsUN court rejects alternative trial procedure for Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga
UN appeal judges at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) have rejected plans for an alternative trial procedure for the Rwanda genocide suspect, Félicien Kabuga. In a ruling...
Read moreDetailsICJ to hold hearings on Ukraine and Russia conflict
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will in June 2023, hold hearings in a case in which Ukraine has accused the Russian Federation of violating two international conventions. The hearings,...
Read moreDetailsKosovo Tribunal to begin trial of former president Thaçi on Monday
On April 3, 2023, the trial of the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, will begin at the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague (officially the Kosovo Specialist Chambers ), where...
Read moreDetailsNew marathon international trial in The Hague?
The presentation of the evidence of the prosecution against former president Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo might take over six years. This warning was uttered by presiding judge Charles Smith at...
Read moreDetailsFélicien Kabuga’s IRMCT trial suspended indefinitely over dementia claims
The trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga has been put on hold by the United Nations' International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals as his health is evaluated to determine...
Read moreDetailsWitnesses at Kabuga trial tell of hatred and fundraising to buy weapons
The United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, sitting in The Hague, passed over a witness who failed to appear for the hearing of the case against Rwanda genocide...
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