acquittal

Rwanda

The punishment of the stateless ICTR "migrants"

9 June 2022 by Balthazar Nduwayezu

Six months have passed since eight people acquitted or released by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) were transferred by the UN to Niger, supposedly to live freely and permanently. But they are still without pa [...]

Gibril Massaquoi at the Tempere court in Finland

Massaquoi acquittal: What has it Wrought?

3 May 2022 by Lansana Gberie

Lansana Gberie, a renowned expert on the civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, provides an exclusive analysis of the trial of Gibril Massaquoi before a Finnish court, and how it led to a full acquittal on April 29. He worries ab [...]

The 8 Rwandans acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) blocked in Niger

Rwanda

Bitter Christmas in Niger for the international justice stateless

11 January 2022 by Balthazar Nduwayezu

Even in their worst nightmares, the eight Rwandans never imagined being in a worse dead-end than the one they were living in Arusha. Although they were acquitted or released years ago from the International Criminal Tribunal for R [...]