Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African countries are increasingly engaging in the development of ICT-based solutions for education and training, according to Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Opening Africa’s leading conference on ICT-supported education, eLearning Africa, in Dar es Salaam on May 25, Dr Bilal said, “We are now witnessing increasing investments in ICT on our Continent, the enthusiasm of the youth in adapting new technologies and bridging the geographical barriers brought by fast changing converging technologies. These initiatives attest to the fact that Africa is now moving from being a spectator to a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 27th 2011 |
Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan) has been elected President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda effective from 27 May 2011 for a period of two years. Judge Khan, who is presiding Judge of Trial Chamber III, has been Vice-President of the Tribunal since 21 May 2007. She replaces Judge Dennis Byron (St. Kitts and Nevis), former President of the Tribunal since 21 May 2007, whose tour of duty expires on 26 May 2011. Judge Byron has been elected Vice-President. Judge Khan has been a judge at the Tribunal since August 2003. Prior to joining the Tribunal, she... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 25th 2011 |
The British Foreign Office Minister H.E. Henry Bellingham on Tuesday 24 May 2011 paid a one-day official visit to the Tribunal during which he held official talks with senior officials of the ICTR. During his visit, the Minister, whose delegation included, H.E. Diane Corner, the British High Commissioner to Tanzania and Mr. Nicholas Hopton, the Head of the British Foreign Office’s International Organisations Department met with the President of the ICTR, Judge Dennis Byron and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Prosecutor, as well as with Mr. Pascal Besnier, the Deputy Registrar. President Byron and Justice Jallow thanked the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 24th 2011 |
The President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Judge Dennis Byron has assigned four Permanent Judges of the Trial Chambers of the Tribunal to the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR. The Judges are Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan), William Sekule (Tanzania), Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar) and Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov (Russia). A statement issued by Judge Byron on Monday 23 May 2011 announced that the assignments shall take affect from the date on which their respective cases are completed. This follows consultations with the Judges and bearing in mind the need to ensure trial experience from the Tribunal in the work... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 24th 2011 |
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Monday 23 May 2011 commenced conducting special deposition proceedings in the case of Félicien Kabuga, who is yet to be arrested, in order to preserve the prosecution’s evidence against him. The proceedings are taking place before presiding Judge Vagn Joensen. The proceedings follow a successful application by the Prosecution earlier this year for the taking of the disposition, seeking to safeguard evidence against Kabuga and two others, Augustin Bizimana, former Minister of Defence and Major Protais Mpiranya, who was Commander of the Presidential Guard, pursuant to Rule 71 bis of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 23rd 2011 |
