New home sought for Rwanda genocide acquitted |
|
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania on Saturday urged foreign governments to offer asylum to those acquitted of charges related to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and those released after serving prison terms.
The country hosts the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), but the court is scheduled to close at the end of the year.
But one unresolved issue is the fate of eight people acquitted of charges and three others who have served their sentences, and who are now living as virtual prisoners in a safe house in Arusha. They are under constant guard and say they cannot return to Rwanda.
“I humbly appeal to representatives of governments here present to see how you can take this international responsibility by accepting to relocate the acquitted and released persons,” said Tanzanian Vice-President Gharib Bilal.
“On different occasions, the ICTR has approached your governments to accept relocating those individuals but in vain,” he added.
ICTR registrar Bongani Majola said the uncertain fate of those acquitted and released was casting a shadow over the record of the court, which is due to close on Dec.31.
“One failure of the ICTR from which lessons can be learnt relates to its inability to help those acquitted... leave Tanzania and go away to live their normal lives,” he said.
“It is evident that their situation presents a significant human rights challenge that cries out for the assistance of the international community,” he added. Agence France-Presse Mieux encore, ils doivent être dedommagés pour avoir été emprisonnés injustement comme ça se passe dans la justice occidentale. |
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"
0 comments:
Post a Comment