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.

23.05.14 – WEEKLY SUMMARY – CONGOLESE MILITIAMAN GETS 12 YEARS, GADDAFI’S SON MUST BE TRIED IN THE HAGUE

Arusha, May 23, 2014 (FH) – The International Criminal Court has sentenced former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail. Meanwhile, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed that Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi should be tried in The Hague and not in Libya. 
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