The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Justice Dennis Byron, this month has completed one year since he assumed the highest office of the UN Tribunal, trying key suspects of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In this exclusive interview with HIRONDELLE AGENCY Justice Byron discusses his views on the ICTR legacy and what he expects to achieve when the tribunal wraps up al...

Arusha, 16 May 2008 (FH) - The protected witness code named "GFA" was still on the run since his mysterious disappearance last week from a safe house in Arusha, according to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) spokesman, Roland Amoussouga. The witness disappeared just few hours before he was to re-testify his confession to false testimony before the UN Court.

Arusha, 16 May 2008 (FH) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has once again denounced the ' arrogance' of Western courts which assume, according to him, the right to accuse nationals of ‘weak nations' in a speech delivered Wednesday in Jerusalem and a copy availed to Hirondelle Agency Friday.

Paris, 16 May 2008 (FH) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected Thursday an urgent motion filed by former Rwandan Deputy Governor Dominique Ntawukuriryayo against a French decision authorizing his transfer to the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), where he is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, reports Hirondelle Agency.

Arusha, 16 May 2008 (FH) - The American program of "Rewards for Justice" for arrest of fugitive Rwandan genocide suspects, has already helped to nab three accused currently held by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Washington announced the programme's renewal last Monday.