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Théoneste Bagosora arrives in court
28 September 2021 by André Guichaoua
Rwanda : Bagosora, a major player in a genocide without mastermind The death, on 25 September, of the man who was presented as the brains behind the 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, attracted little media attention. Sociologist and Rwanda specialist André Guichaoua looks back at the journey [...]
Bernard Ntuyahaga
27 September 2021 by Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro
Major Ntuyahaga’s “perpetual spring” Bernard Ntuyahaga and his family saw his return to Rwanda, from which he had fled for 24 years, as a path to certain death. The former Rwandan army major was expelled from Belgium at the end of 2018, after serving a 20-year prison [...]
Theoneste Bagosora
26 September 2021 by AFP
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora is dead Théoneste Bagosora, one of the main convicts for the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, died on 25 September in Bamako, Mali, where he was serving a 35-year prison sentence. Convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war c [...]
Someone is praying in a church
2 September 2021 by Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro
Rwanda: What should happen to priests convicted for genocide? Can the hand that raised a machete to kill now raise it to bless? The rehabilitation of priests convicted for their role in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis is a controversial issue in Rwanda. Some of them half speak about their half-l [...]
Armenian protesters gather in 2018 in Yerevan, Armenia
29 June 2021 by Ruben Carranza and Maria Abrahamyan
Now is the time to make transitional justice possible in Armenia Unlike in Turkey and Azerbaijan where movements seeking justice and democratization are violently suppressed, Armenians carried out a peaceful revolution in 2018. After the last parliamentary elections on 21 June and the surprisin [...]
Genocide survivor in Bisesero, Rwanda
27 May 2021 by Ephrem Rugiririza
French president asks forgiveness from Rwandan genocide survivors The French president began a visit to Rwanda on May 27. This historic visit should mark a new step to normalising relations between Paris and Kigali. Emmanuel Macron declared that he had come to recognise France’s “responsibilitie [...]
Béatrice Munyenyzezi escorted by police officers in Kigali
18 May 2021 by Ephrem Rugiririza
Pauline, Shalom and Béatrice: genocide as a family affair in Butare An emblematic family is back in the news, as Rwandan courts prepare to open the trial of Béatrice Munyenyezi, who was extradited from the United States last April. The accused is none other than the wife of Arsène Shalom Ntahobali [...]
Paul Kagame et Emmanuel Macron à Paris
17 May 2021 by André Guichaoua
In Rwanda, genocide commemorations are infused with political and diplomatic agendas Rwandan President Paul Kagame is visiting Paris this Monday and Tuesday, amidst a warming of diplomatic relations between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Kigali the following week. In this [...]
Joe Biden and Recep Tayyip Erdogan
4 May 2021 by Guillaume Perrier
Why Joe Biden recognized the Armenian genocide On April 24, the president of the United States officially designated the crime committed against Armenians by the Young Turk movement in 1915 as genocide. This recognition marks the deterioration of America's relationship with Pr [...]
Bernard Munyagishari escorted by police in Kigali, Rwanda
20 April 2021 by Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro
In Rwanda, the surprising confessions of Bernard Munyagishari The case of Bernard Munyagishari is unique among those transferred to Rwanda by the former International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and other foreign jurisdictions. Sentenced to life by the trial court, Munyagishari caused a sur [...]
Judge Carmel Agius (IRMCT)
16 April 2021 by Ephrem Rugiririza
No release for Bagosora reflects sentencing policy switch Colonel Théoneste Bagosora, the most high profile convict of the UN’s former International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, will have to continue serving his 35-year prison sentence in Mali. His request for early release, after 25 ye [...]
Felicien Kabuga before the Mechanism for International Tribunals
30 March 2021 by Ephrem Rugiririza and Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro
Why Kabuga is no longer accused of importing machetes for genocide Widely dubbed "the financier of the genocide," Rwandan Félicien Kabuga has carried with him since the 1994 genocide a heavy reputation for ordering machetes used to kill Tutsis. This central charge, however, has disappeared from t [...]
A veiled protester holds a sign that reads
22 March 2021 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Is there a political will to prevent the Uyghurs from genocide? Uyghurs detained in Chinese camps are subjected to torture, forced labour and sterilization. This week, our partners from Asymmetrical Haircuts have invited two experts – Dr Melanie O’Brien from the University of Western Australia [...]
Alleged Uighur camp in China
15 January 2021 by Suzanne Adner
China’s Uighurs and the long march of justice On December 14, 2020, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court declared inadmissible or insufficient the request for an investigation filed by organizations of the Muslim minority Uighurs. They accuse the Chinese governm [...]