Sunday, March 30, 2008

Rwandan Catholic priest genocide appeal ruling

Summary of the Judgment of of the Appeals Chamber: The Prosecutor v Athanase Seromba, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, March 12, 2008 [upholding the conviction of Catholic priest Father Athanase Seromba for genocide and extermination during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and increasing his sentence to life in prison].

Seromba was the first priest convicted by the ICTR, which sits in Arusha in neighboring Tanzania.

Source: Jurist (Univ. of Pittsburgh School of law)

Download pdf opinion | Link to online report

Related:
Catholic priest Father Athanase Seromba Case Materials
The additional coverage from the UN News Centre

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