Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

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    ICTR - Tharcisse Renzaho

    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Acquittal Command Responsibility Deficit in Pleading Rape as Crime Against Humanity

    Reference link
    http://unictr.unmict.org/en/cases/ictr-97-31
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
    Name of accused
    Tharcisse Renzaho
    Charges
    Genocide, rape as a crime against humanity and rape as a violation of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime under Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for his failure to prevent the rapes of Witnesses AWO, AWN and Witness AWN’s sister.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Renzaho was found guilty by the Trial Chamber (on 14 July 2009) for the sexual violence crimes.
    sentencing
    Renzaho received a sentence of life imprisonment on 1 April 2011 (for other charges).
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The Appeals Chamber reversed the above convictions (on 1 April 2011), because it found that Renzaho’s reason to know of the rapes of Witness AWO, Witness AWN and Witness AWN’s sister was not pleaded in the indictment nor communicated by the Prosecution in a manner sufficient to give notice to Renzaho and that he was materially prejudiced by this defect.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    ICTR-97-31

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