The
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is a court governed by the United Nations. It is an international court which was formed for the trial of offences that was committed in Rwanda during the time of genocide. In the year 1994, 6th April, the genocide took place. The Rwanda Judicial Branch with the help of ICTR prosecuted the crimes committed in the genocide that took place in Rwanda. The media was also held responsible for encouraging the genocide.
On October 23rd, 2003, the trial against the media started. The Tribunal comprised of 16 judges in respective four chambers. The ICTR was established by the Security Council 955(1994) which was later referred as
International Tribunal for Rwanda. The ICTR is governed by the rules of the Charter of the United nations. Popularly known as Rwanda Tribunal it is responsible for the prosecution of the persons who were involved in the genocide in Rwanda between January 1994 and also December 31st 1994. The
Rwanda Tribunal is also responsible for giving punishments to the Rwandan citizens and people of the neighboring states who violates the laws of the International Humanitarian Committee.
The
International Tribunal for Rwanda have the power of punishing people those who have killed the members of any group, causing harm to members of any political group and other crimes too. The
Rwanda Tribunal has the authority of punishing people who are engaged in these crimes like:
- Conspiracy for committing mass killing
- Inciting people for committing genocide
- Creating complicity in genocide
- Murder
- Enslavement
- Exile
- Any sort of inhumane acts
- Pillage
