Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTR transfer - Laurent Bucyibaruta

    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, France
    Keywords
    Interahamwe Investigation Rape, Public Roadblocks

    Reference link
    http://www.unmict.org/en/cases/mict-13-44
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of accused
    Laurent Bucyibaruta
    Charges
    Bucyibaruta was charged with (in the indictment of 16 June 2005): - Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(1) (planning, instigating, ordering, committing or otherwise aiding and abetting and JCE) for: (i) the setting up of roadblocks where, where Tutsi girls and women were repeatedly raped by soldiers, Interahamwe and armed civilians, including at Kabeza Trading Centre and the entrance to the Murambi Technical School; (ii) the attack on Ecole des Filles de Kibeho by Gendarmes, Interahamwe and Hutu civilians and whereby many Tutsi girls were raped. In addition, under Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for rapes that were committed by his subordinates in and around Murambi, Munyinya, Nzega, Uwabahima and Rwigoma (including rapes in front of the women’s children and one rape in which the perpetrator said that the woman had earlier refused to marry a Hutu).
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    MICT-13-44

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    MICT - Augustin Bizimana

    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Accused at large Interahamwe Rape, Public

    Reference link
    http://www.unmict.org/en/cases/mict-13-39
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals
    Name of accused
    Augustin Bizimana
    Charges
    On the basis of the amended indictment of 17 October 2011 (made public on 4 June 2013), Bizimana is charged with the following sexual violence crimes (as alleged in paragraphs 94-114 of the indictment, including the rapes and mistreatment of Tutsi women, often in public, by members of the FAR and interahamwe on various dates and at multiple locations in Gitarama, Kigali Ville, Butare and Cyangugu prefectures). - Causing harm as genocide by raping and mistreating Tutsis. - Persecution as a crime against humanity by raping, inflicting physical and mental suffering and humiliation, thus depriving the victims of their rights not to be subjected to rape, torture, and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment and punishment. - Rape as a crime against humanity and violation of Common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II. - Other inhumane acts and torture as crimes against humanity and cruel treatment and torture as violations of Common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II by causing serious mental and physical suffering and injury and carrying out serious attacks on human dignity. - Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of Common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II by acts and omissions which would be generally considered to cause serious humiliation, degradation or otherwise be a serious attack on human dignity. - Complicity in genocide. Bizimana has been charged for these crimes under Article 6(1) (JCE I, JCE III, ordering, instigating, aiding and abetting) and 6(3) (command responsibility).
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    MICT-13-39

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