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Tag: genocide
Rwanda in mourning: Africa and world commemorate 30th genocide anniversary
African heads of state gathered in Rwanda’s capital Kigali on Sunday (7 April) as the small African nation marks 30 years since the genocide orchestrated ... Read More
Israel’s war on Gaza: ICJ genocide case opens in The Hague
Proceedings opened on Thursday (11 January) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where Israel faces accusations from South Africa that it ... Read More
Gambian ex-minister Sonko on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
The trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian ex-interior minister accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of a former dictator Yahya Jammeh from ... Read More
Hamas leader praises South Africa for filing genocide lawsuit against Israel at top UN court
The chief of Hamas' political bureau has thanked South Africa for launching a case against Israel at the United Nations' top court, outlined in detail ... Read More
Ex-Rwandan gendarme found guilty of genocide, sentenced in France to life in prison
The Paris Assize Court found a former Rwandan gendarme guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during a slaughter of innocent civilians in his ... Read More
Rwanda ex-cop goes on trial in France for genocide, crimes against humanity
A 66-year-old former Rwandan military policeman appeared in court in Paris on the first day of his trial on Wednesday (10 May), charged with genocide ... Read More
UN tribunal opens trial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect
A United Nations’ International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague opens a trial with a frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling ... Read More
Sudan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Visits Darfur
Fatou Bensouda met with authorities and representatives of communities affected by the genocide. The Gambian jurist is nearing the end of her term, but she ... Read More