Comme dans la majorité des demandes d’extradition vers le Rwanda jusqu’ici refusées, est invoquée l’antériorité des crimes commis sur les lois permettant de juger des faits de génocide. (more…)
Archive for October, 2011
Dallaire recalls horrors of Rwanda
Posted: October 26, 2011 in Evidence MaterialTags: Depression, Leadership, Post traumatic, Romeo Dallaire, Rwanda, United Nations
By Trevor Wilhelm, THE WINDSOR STAR
Post-traumatic stress, suicide attempts and alcohol abuse — even Canada’s most famous soldier was not immune. (more…)
Theatre review: A Thousand Hills, Aotea Centre
Posted: October 26, 2011 in NewsTags: Excellent, Rwanda, Sensitive, Theatre
By Janet McAllister
The thought of a play about the Rwandan genocide may make you uneasy, but don’t let it put you off this excellent, sensitive, unusual production. (more…)
Out of Africa and the Memory of Rwanda
Posted: October 26, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: genocide, Hotel Rwanda, Human, quality, Rwanda, Thousand Hills
By Hannah Spyksma
A tale of African tragedy is all too real for actress Wanjiku Kiarie Sanderson. (more…)
In 1994 “There were bodies in every street in Rwanda”
Posted: October 26, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: genocide, Hutu, International Law, Rwanda, Tutsi
At four years old, Yannick Tona saw people being hacked to death with machetes, women raped in the streets, and was hunted by people trying to kill him. (more…)
Africa and the ICC’s discriminatory justice
Posted: October 26, 2011 in AnalysisTags: Africa, Bashir, genocide, Intrenational, Justice
By Mona Al-Bashir
El Obeid: Murawah: African states reception of Al Bashir based on international laws regulating relations between states in accordance with the Vienna Treaty and not the Rome Convention. (more…)
‘I had no idea if I was Hutu or Tutsi’–Rwandan genocide survivor brings message of hope to students
Posted: October 26, 2011 in NewsTags: Aegis Trust, Armenians, Charity, genocide, Jews, Rwanda, Survivors, Tutsi
By KIRSTEN GORUK Herald-Tribune staff
When Yannick Tona first heard that people in Rwanda had starting killing the Tutsi members of the population, he thought that Tutsis were some kind of animal. (more…)
Confessions of former FDLR Militia, the genocide was planned
Posted: October 26, 2011 in NewsTags: combatants, FDLR, genocide, Interahamwe, Militia, Rwanda
A sevenday sensitisation workshop on various government development programmes targeting ex-militias in Karongi District, ended with a call on participants to contribute towards national development. (more…)
Pour beaucoup d’Américains, Paul Rusesabagina est le “Schindler d’Afrique”. Mais la réalité est toute autre…
Posted: October 25, 2011 in AnalysisTags: Hotel Rwanda, Lantos, Paul Rusesabagina, Rwanda
Par Albert Rudatsimburwa (*)
WASHINGTON, DC – La Fondation Lantos pour les Droits de l’Homme et de la Justice est fière d’annoncer que le rwandais “humanitaire ” Paul Rusesabagina sera le lauréat 2011 du Prix Tom Lantos Human Rights. (more…)
Rwanda genocide survivor shares experience, perspective
Posted: October 28, 2011 in CommentTags: Carl Wilkens, genocide, Rwanda
For Carl Wilkens, genocide is a word that carries different types of significance. (more…)