Hirondelle News
18 years of archives, 11'000 reports on justice in Rwanda
The Hirondelle News Agency, based in Arusha, Tanzania, reported on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 1997 and the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2010. In June 2015, Hirondelle News handed over to JusticeInfo.net. The agency had more than 1,700 subscribers, including international and local media organizations especially in Rwanda and Tanzania, news agencies, universities, NGOs and individuals. Hirondelle News produced close to 11,000 dispatches, thus constituting one of the most important archives for these institutions, in four languages: English, French, Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda.
27.01.07 - ICTR/JURISPRUDENCE - THE PLEA GUILTY IS SOMETIMES FAR FROM THE REALITY
Arusha, 25 january 2007 (FH) - The practice of plea of guilty, originating in the Anglo-Saxon law system, is convenient for everybody, Accused, Parties and Chambers, but it is sometimes used at the expense of the victims when Accusation and Defence agree on an incrimination which is often far from reality. After the judgement of […]
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