Browsing Tag

genocide

Headlines: the genocide in Rwanda, 27 years later

It is that this Wednesday, April 7, that memorials to the 1994 genocide start in Rwanda. Occasions that may final for 3 months and that happen a number of days after the publication of the Duclert report, in France, based on which Paris has "heavy obligations" and "overwhelming" on this tragedy, with out acknowledging any involvement with the genocides.Just lately Rwandan day by day The New Occasionswelcomed the publication…

The alleged Rwandan genocide Félicien Kabuga imprisoned in The Hague

Arrested in mid-May after 26 years on the run, the Rwandan businessman faces seven counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. In late September, the Court of Cassation validated the arrest warrant issued against him and ordered his transfer to the mechanism, a UN body responsible for the latest cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which closed its doors in 2014. The…

Three Rwandan genocide suspects arrested in Belgium, prosecutors say

Three men suspected of being involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been arrested and charged in Belgium with serious human rights abuses, prosecutors said on Saturday. The office gave no details about the three, but said their identity had been established using testimony collected in Rwanda by a Belgian investigation. "Two were arrested on Tuesday in Brussels and the third on Wednesday in Hainault (province)," said Eric Van Duyse, a spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office. "All three have been…

The French High Court approves the transfer of the suspected genocide in Rwanda Felicien Kabuga

In tonight's edition: A French court rules that the Rwandan man accused of bankrolling the country's genocide can be transferred to a UN tribunal to be prosecuted. Felix Kabuga was arrested near Paris earlier this year after 25 on the run. Cameroon is accused of becoming more and more oppressive after hundreds of opposition protesters remain in jail after their arrest at anti-government demonstrations…

“In Praise for Blood”, controversial work on the role of the RPF during the genocide

In Praise of the Blood of Canadian Judi Rever is a book that examines the crimes committed by the Rwandan patriotic army led by Paul Kagame, a rebel who has become the national army of Rwanda. Published since mid-September by the Max Milo editions, organizations such as Ibuka, the Survivors' Associations, or SOS Racism described the work as a negationist in a column published in the newspaper Liberation. As it passed through France to promote its work, the Canadian journalist, like her French publisher, insisted on the…

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More