International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
The UN genocide tribunal in Rwanda
All our articles on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Located in Arusha, Tanzania, it was active from 1995 to 2015 with the main objective of prosecuting genocide acts in Rwanda and neighboring states. We examine emblematic cases such as the trial - eventually aborted - of Félicien Kabuga, a suspected financier of the genocide, and the case of Fulgence Kayishema, the last Rwandan fugitive of the ICTR. These cases illustrate the challenges and stakes of 30 years of international justice since the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Our experts' and correspondents' work analyse the judicial outcome of the ICTR and its impact on the search for truth and justice on the last genocide of the 20th century, still relevant today.
Kigali demands Archives as Rwanda Tribunal Closes
The Rwandan government repeated its demand Tuesday that the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) be transferred to Rwanda. This came at an official closing ceremony of the Tribunal, which is charged with trying those most responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The real end of the ICTR’s work will come […]
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