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.

05.04.14 – WEEKLY SUMMARY – KENYAN PRESIDENT’S TRIAL TO START OCTOBER 7, BAN KI-MOON URGES ACTION AGAINST GENOCIDE

Arusha, April 5, 2014 (FH) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has postponed the start of trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to October 7. And as the world prepared to mark 20 years since the Rwandan genocide, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for government commitment to prevent the crime of genocide.
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