Franck Petit

Justice Info

Franck Petit is deputy editor-in-chief of JusticeInfo.net. Co-founder with Thierry Cruvellier of the online magazine International Justice Tribune, he directed it for five years, from 2004 to 2009. Since 1999, he has chronicled the trials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He covered the International Criminal Court at its inception as well as many transitional justice issues. He has worked for Reporters Without Borders and has reported in France, Africa, the Caucasus and Turkey.

France Tries Two Rwandan Mayors for Genocide

A second trial linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, originally announced for 2015, is finally set to open on Tuesday May 10 before the Paris Assize Court. It comes two years after the first trial, which saw former Rwandan intelligence chief Pascal Simbikangwa sentenced to 25 years in jail. In the dock this time are […]
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