Sep 7, 2008

Salem on History | United Nations Tribunal Convicts Rwandans of Genocide

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Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts, Terrorism
Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Human Rights, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
Curriculum: African History
Geographical Location: Tanzania
Date: September, 1998

Article abstract: With the convictions and sentencing of Jean-Paul Akayesu and Jean Kambanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda made history by being the first international criminal court to convict and sentence individuals charged with crimes of genocide.

Summary of Event

Roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide can be traced back into a centuries-old relationship between the minority Tutsi who were cattle herdsmen and the majority Hutu farmers of East Africa’s Great Lakes region. During the colonial era, Belgium chose to treat the minority...

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Salem on History | United Nations Tribunal Convicts Rwandans of Genocide

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