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    Posted on March 6th, 2010

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    Butare man pleads ‘not guilty’ for crimes that include rape

    Butare man pleads ‘not guilty’ for crimes that include rape

    In March 2010, Ildephonse Nizeyimana again pleaded ‘not guilty’ to charges of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and rape. Nizeyimana was second-in-command of the Non-commissioned Officers School in the southern town of Butare at the time of the 1994 genocide. Allegedly, Nizeyimana permitted men under his command to rape Tutsi girls and women as part of a genocidal project.

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    Posted on October 31st, 2009

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    Man accused of presiding over rape of women and girls stands trial

    Man accused of presiding over rape of women and girls stands trial

    Jean-Baptiste Gatete, a former Director in the Rwandan Ministry of Women and Family Affairs, stood trial at the ICTR in October 2009 for his role in the Rwandan genocide. He is charged with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, incitement to commit genocide and crimes against humanity. He is alleged to have presided over pogroms which took place in the Catholic churches of Kiziguro and Mukarange, where thousands of Tutsis were killed and women and girls were serially raped.

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    Posted on July 18th, 2009

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    Former governor of Kigali gets life sentence for genocide

    Former governor of Kigali gets life sentence for genocide

    Tharcisse Renzaho, the former governor of Kigali, received a life sentence from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for inciting and participating in the killing of Tutsi during the 1994 genocide. The Trial Chamber also held that he incited sexual violence by encouraging the rape of Tutsi girls and women.

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    Posted on April 15th, 2009

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    ICTR prosecutor urges “negationists” not to distort the truth of the 1994 genocide

    ICTR prosecutor urges “negationists” not to distort the truth of the 1994 genocide

    During a commemoration of the 15 years since the genocide, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda stated that it is an indisputable legal fact that genocide took place in Rwanda in 1994 and dismissed negationists who try to describe the tragic event otherwise.

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    Posted on April 4th, 2009

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    Gacaca trials have discharged one million cases to date

    Gacaca trials have discharged one million cases to date

    Over one million judgments have been rendered by the semi-traditional Gacaca courts in Rwanda. The courts are now focusing on cases involving the planners, organizers, instigators and supervisors of the genocide, and those who committed rape and other forms of sexual violence.

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    Posted on March 25th, 2009

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    Rwandan imprisoned for 20 years for involvement in genocide

    Rwandan imprisoned for 20 years for involvement in genocide

    A court in The Hague sentenced Joseph Mpambara, a former Interahamwe member, to 20 years imprisonment for his role in killing two Tutsi mothers and at least four children during the 1994 genocide. Mpambara was also convicted of torturing a German doctor, his Tutsi wife and their two-month-old son.

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    Posted on February 18th, 2009

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    Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Alison Des Forges

    Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Alison Des Forges

    It is with enormous sadness that Human Rights Watch announces the death of our beloved colleague Dr. Alison Des Forges, who was killed in the crash of Flight 3407 from Newark to Buffalo on February 12, 2009. Des Forges, senior adviser to Human Rights Watch’s Africa division for almost two decades, dedicated her life to working on Rwanda and was the world’s leading expert on the 1994 Rwanda genocide and its aftermath.

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    Posted on December 19th, 2008

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    Bagosora convicted of genocide

    Bagosora convicted of genocide

    Théoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel accused of being a mastermind behind the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was sentenced today to life in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.