The genocide of Tutsis in court

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The room of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), in Arusha, December 18, 2008. © AFP / Tony Karumba

By: Valérie Nivelon

Félicien Kabuga will be tried for genocide and crimes against humanity committed between April and July 1994 by the Mechanism for International Criminal Courts (MTPI) in Arusha. On this occasion, we are re-broadcasting the documentary “Le Génocide au tribunal”, by Marie Fierens and Ornella Rovetta, researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles and Jean-Marc Vierset, sound engineer, produced by RTBF with the support of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, ULB and RFI.

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In 1994, a genocide was perpetrated against the Tutsis in Rwanda. This genocide was tried by a court: the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the ICTR. For the first time in history, this court convicted individuals for the crimes of genocide. The crimes of genocide are criminal acts committed with the intention of destroying a group in whole or in part.

This documentary received the  Wernaers Prize (FNRS) for research and the dissemination of knowledge.

► To read :
- “  Genocide in Rwanda: rewarded report  ”  
- “  A genocide in court - Rwanda and international justice  ”, by Ornella Rovetta, Belin editions.

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