Massacres in Rwanda: the ICJ’s appeal to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Concerned by allegations of arbitrary arrests and summary executions in Rwanda, the ICJ launched an appeal to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to urgently send a fact-finding mission.
The ACHPR is presently meeting in Banjul (The Gambia). The ICJ which has been granted an observer status with the African Commission is prepared to assist the Commission within the limits of its competence and resources.
The ICJ urges bringing the criminals to justice
The ICJ said today that the UN should extend the mandate of the International Tribunal on the former-Yugoslavia to the crimes now being committed in Rwanda.
ICJ calls on the international community to fulfil its responsibility
The ICJ regrets yesterday’s resolution of the UN Security Council concerning the tragic situation in Rwanda.
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