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UN SG urges support for Rwanda genocide tribunal

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday pledged his ongoing support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and stressed that the international community must continue to combat genocide. Ban also asked for help in the search for thirteen people suspected of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It is suspected that the fugitives have been able to avoid capture by hiding in neighboring states. Felicien Kabuga, who allegedly financed the genocide campaign, is among those sought and is believed to be living in Nairobi. In the speech, Ban also urged the ICTR to accelerate work on its major tasks in order to meet the 2010 deadline set by the UN Security Council. The ICTR has made significant progress toward completing its mandate, prompting the US State Department to praise the court's work in its most recent human rights report, released on Thursday. On Friday, the ICTR sentenced former priest and military chaplain Emmanuel Rukundo to 25 years imprisonment after convicting him of genocide, crimes against humanity, and sexual assault. The contempt trial for a former ICTR defense investigator began earlier this month, and in January a former justice official was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on March 02, 2009 (boomark / email).