International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was set up to prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994. It may also deal with the prosecution of Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations of international law committed in the territory of neighbouring States during the same period.
Official sources:
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal
- UN Security Council Resolution 955 (1994) (pdf, 15 p.)
- UN Security Council Resolution 977 (1995) (pdf, 1 p.)
- UN Security Council Resolution 1503 (2003) (pdf, 3 p.)
Information sources:
- Global Policy Forum
- Human Rights Watch
- Amnesty International - Completing the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (pdf, 13 p.)
- TRIAL: Track Impunity Always
Update: 19.08.2011
