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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
This year is an important landmark in the Completion Strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), said Hassan Jallow, Prosecutor of ICTR during his briefing to the Security Council in June 2008. In its "Completion Strategy" Resolution 1503 adapted in 2003, the Security Council urged the Tribunal to formalize a strategy of completing all trial activities at the first...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... and two Appeals Court.The ICTR President and Prosecutor, Justice Dennis Byron and Justice Hassan Jallow respectively, last month sought from the UN Security Council an additional one year for smooth completion of trials. They argued that the deadline of December 2008 for first instance trials was not realistic.Regarding 13 key accused who are still at large, the ICTR considers that...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
... conclusion of pending trials, the tribunal be granted an additional one year.The Chief Prosecutor Hassan Jallow also demanded for more funding to enable the court keep its support staff. Since its inception, the court has spent an estimated 1.5 billion dollars - which is more than Rwanda's 2008 budget.The Security Council extended the terms of office of trial chambers until December...
