A tribunal formed to try Rwanda genocide suspects is winding up this month in Arusha; but some of those freed may end up stateless.
There were praises last week during a ceremony to mark the end of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
However, a former judge said the tribunal’s success may be diluted by failure to find homes for those acquitted.
“The continued failure of the global community to find host countries for acquitted persons and those freed undermines the concept of international rule of law,” Sir Dennis CM Byron, former president of the Tribunal said.
ICTR was the world’s first UN tribunal set up to deal with international crimes.
It is thought to have played a vital role in shaping the future of international justice, especially after its bench interpreted the meaning of genocide to include rape.
