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Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts former minister in final trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday convicted former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware , sentencing him to 35 years in prison and concluding the tribunal's final trial. Ngirabatware was found...
Officials from the International Criminal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday told the UN Security Council that they are making progress in...
Afghanistan government ends death penalty moratorium with 8 executions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Afghan government to institute a moratorium on further executions after eight men were hanged, marking an end of Afghanistan's four-year virtual moratorium on the death penalty. Human...
A confirmed al Qaeda member and Osama bin Laden associate was released from Guantanamo Bay and returned to his native Sudan on Wednesday after more than a decade of detention. Ibrahim...
The Senate of the Philippines on Tuesday voted to remove Chief Justice Renato Corona on charges of violating the constitution through failure to declare his assets in a sworn statement. Renato was impeached on eight...
Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers fourth case to national courts
The Referral Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday transferred the case of Ladislas Ntaganzwa to the Rwandan national court system. Ntaganzwa, a former mayor of Nyakizu...