International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
On 8 November 1994, the United Nations Security Council established the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to "prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994". The Tribunal was located in Arusha.
The ICTR was the first international tribunal to:
- deliver verdicts and interpretations in relation to the crime of genocide;
- define rape in international criminal law and to recognise rape as a means of perpetrating genocide;
- hold members of the media responsible for broadcasts intended to inflame the public to commit acts of genocide.
The ICTR indicted 93 individuals. A total number of 61 individuals were convicted for their crimes while 14 were acquitted of the charges against them, 2 died before the judgement was rendered and the charges against 2 individuals were withdrawn. In total, 5 cases were referred to national jurisdictions and 8 suspected remain at large.
The ICTR was called upon to to finish its work by 31 December 2014 and formally closed in december 2015. The Tribunal's remaining judicial work rests with the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals. One key function of this Mechanism is the tracking and arrest of the accused who remain fugitives from justice.
The ICTR was the first international tribunal to:
- deliver verdicts and interpretations in relation to the crime of genocide;
- define rape in international criminal law and to recognise rape as a means of perpetrating genocide;
- hold members of the media responsible for broadcasts intended to inflame the public to commit acts of genocide.
The ICTR indicted 93 individuals. A total number of 61 individuals were convicted for their crimes while 14 were acquitted of the charges against them, 2 died before the judgement was rendered and the charges against 2 individuals were withdrawn. In total, 5 cases were referred to national jurisdictions and 8 suspected remain at large.
The ICTR was called upon to to finish its work by 31 December 2014 and formally closed in december 2015. The Tribunal's remaining judicial work rests with the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals. One key function of this Mechanism is the tracking and arrest of the accused who remain fugitives from justice.