Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTR - Emmanuel Bagambiki ("Ntagerura et al.")

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Acquittal Amicus Curiae Withdrawal of Charges In Absentia Extradition

    Reference link
    http://unictr.unmict.org/en/cases/ictr-99-46
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
    Name of accused
    Emmanuel Bagambiki
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    ICTR-99-46

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTR transfer - Wenceslas Munyeshyaka

    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions
    Country
    Rwanda, France
    Keywords
    Acquittal Aiding and Abetting Interahamwe In Absentia Priest

    Reference link
    Link 1 Link 2
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of accused
    Wenceslas Munyeshyaka
    Charges
    In the indictment of 2005, he was charged with: - Causing serious bodily or mental harm as genocide under Article 6(1) (direct responsibility) for (i) (aiding and abetting) an Interahamwe to rape HH a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish; (ii) (aiding and abetting) an Interahamwe to rape BFY a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish; (iii) (committing) rape on GG a Tutsi civilian girl, in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish in Kigali city; (iv) (committing) rape on BB a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish in Kigali city; (v) (committing) rape on EE, a Tutsi civilian girl, in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish, Kigali city. - Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(1) (direct responsibility) for: (i) (committing) rape on GG a Tutsi civilian girl, in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish in Kigali city; (ii) (aiding and abetting) an Interahamwe to rape a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Sainte-Famille Parish, in Kigali city; (iii) (aiding and abetting) an Interahamwe to rape a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Sainte-Famille parish, in Kigali city; (iv) (committing) rape on a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Sainte-Famille Parish in Kigali city; (v) (committing) rape on EE, a Tutsi civilian girl, in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish, Kigali city; (vi) (committing) rape on FF a Tutsi civilian girl in the Presbyterian rooms at Ste. Famille parish in Kigali city. In addition, planning and joint criminal enterprise III are also mentioned in the indictment, in more general terms.
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    MICT-13-45

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) - Moulana Abul Kalam Azad

    Year
    2013
    Country
    Bangladesh
    Keywords
    In Absentia Rape

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/169/Azad/
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2), Bangladesh
    Name of accused
    Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
    Charges
    Azad was charged (in an arrest warrant of 3 April 2012, confirmed by the Tribunal on 4 November 2012) with crimes against humanity, including rape, committed in the course of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, for attacking the house of Sudhir Biswas on 8 June 1971, accompanied by armed Razakars, and taking away two women from the house and raping them.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Azad’s trial was held in absentia as he was believed to have fled Bangladesh. On 21 January 2013, in its first ever judgment, the ICT convicted Azad on all charges.
    sentencing
    Azad was sentenced to death for his crimes. He is still at large.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    05 (2012)

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