ICTR stuck with 13 acquitted Rwandan genocide suspects

20 years on from the genocide in Rwanda, a survivor tells Shelagh Fogarty how she escaped the massacre,

Between April and July 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days.

The husband and wife team seeking justice for Rwandans

Several Rwandans acquitted or released after serving sentences imposed by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are stuck in Arusha because no country is ready to accept them.

Zambian authorities at the weekend deported to Kigali two Rwandan refugees for suspected involvement in the 1994 genocide, their lawyer told AFP on Monday.

The case of Rwandan former prisoners who are now stuck in Arusha is evidence of the UN’s lack of foresight when it was establishing the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

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