Rwanda Tribunal
Early Feb - The 4th month in the rain season. The weather has cooled down a bit this week, but there is still not a single drop of rain.
I finally visited the big UN establishment here which employees over 1000 people. The Rwanda Tribunal was in session today so I decided to sit in for a few hours. The trials had begun since 1997. So far only 26 cases have been tried and completed with 50 more to go. Once sentenced, most were sent to Mali for jail time. Most of the refugee camps are located in the western Tanzania.
The trials proceeded slowly very slowly. They called the defendants "witnesses" which was a bit confusing to me. One of the two sat in a secret booth to protect his identify. Both denied all the charges that the prosecutors brought up in the questions who wore the trial lawyer wigs. It looked like none of the judges (chambers) or lawyers in the courtroom but I was not very sure. It made me wonder about how much of a role, if any, the US is playing in prosecuting those involved in Rwanda genocide.
I finally visited the big UN establishment here which employees over 1000 people. The Rwanda Tribunal was in session today so I decided to sit in for a few hours. The trials had begun since 1997. So far only 26 cases have been tried and completed with 50 more to go. Once sentenced, most were sent to Mali for jail time. Most of the refugee camps are located in the western Tanzania.
The trials proceeded slowly very slowly. They called the defendants "witnesses" which was a bit confusing to me. One of the two sat in a secret booth to protect his identify. Both denied all the charges that the prosecutors brought up in the questions who wore the trial lawyer wigs. It looked like none of the judges (chambers) or lawyers in the courtroom but I was not very sure. It made me wonder about how much of a role, if any, the US is playing in prosecuting those involved in Rwanda genocide.
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