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.
LEADERS DISTRIBUTED ARMS TO KILL TUTSI REFUGEES, SAYS WITNESS
Arusha, January 18, 2001(FH) - Former Rwandan prefect Emmanuel Bagambiki and ex-military commander Samuel Imanishimwe distributed weapons used to massacre Tutsi refugees in Cyangugu, south west Rwanda, during the 1994 genocide, a witness told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday. The 15th prosecution witness, dubbed "LAK" to protect his identity, told the […]
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