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  1. “Finally, we propose to enhance collaboration and cooperation through the appointment of liaison officers between the ICTR and the Government of Rwanda. In conclusion, I would like to express my Government's appreciation to the Security Council and the Secretary-General for their continuing interest and support to the Tribunal.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  2. “Lastly, with regard to the relationship between the ICTR and the Government of Rwanda, we believe that, in order to address shortcomings in the investigation and prosecution of cases, there should be closer collaboration between ICTR personnel and Rwandan prosecution and investigation authorities to ensure a better preparation of cases. We recommend greater use of Rwandan professionals within the ICTR during the remaining period of its mandate, because they are more familiar with the facts and circumstances of the genocide, and their experience would be beneficial to the domestic courts of Rwanda as they begin to assume responsibility for the cases which the ICTR proposes to send to domestic courts.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  3. “As regards the mismanagement of the Tribunal in general, which the United Nations itself, in several reports, admitted has taken place, we urge greater collaboration between the various organs of the ICTR, so that they act as complementary organs of one institution instead of perceiving themselves as separate, distinct and competing organs. We call upon the organs concerned to end recruitment practices based on factors other than merit, which have in the past had an adverse effect on the competence of personnel.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  4. “We would also recommend the appointment of an independent commission to investigate and urgently to report on the presence, among the personnel of the Tribunal, of persons suspected of having committed genocide, and that proposals be made and measures undertaken to ensure that the perpetrators of the genocide and their relatives and friends do not continue to be unjustly enriched by money which the international community pays to ensure that they are brought to justice. With regard to the treatment and protection of witnesses, we call upon the ICTR to provide adequate counselling and preparation to prosecution witnesses prior to their appearance before the Tribunal. We call also for the establishment of an effective witness- protection programme agreed upon between the ICTR and the Government.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  5. “We are of the view that the ICTR could have very useful lessons to learn from the experience of the Sierra Leone Tribunal in this regard. We would also once again recommend that hearings of at least some of the cases being heard by the Tribunal in Arusha be conducted in Rwanda. As regards the Tribunal's relationships with survivors, we urge the ICTR to resolve its long- standing misunderstandings with the survivors of the genocide through dialogue with their chosen representatives. Concerning the hiring of persons suspected of having participated in genocide, we recommend that the Government of Rwanda and ICTR agree on mechanisms for vetting prospective employees to ensure that persons responsible for genocide are not employed by the Tribunal.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  6. “As far as the proposed completion strategy is concerned, we recommend that there should be greater consultation between all the stakeholders concerned than has hitherto been possible. We recommend that the proposed completion strategy should urgently address the problem of the large numbers of perpetrators of genocide, whom the Office of the Prosecutor has not indicted and who are still at large in many countries. We also recommend that the completion strategy should address the financial implications of the transfer of cases to Rwanda and make provision as to how the financial resources required to assist Rwanda will be raised. On the remoteness and alienation of ICTR from Rwandan society, we recommend that the Tribunal undertake a credible and substantial outreach programme to bridge the gap between it and Rwandan society.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  7. “Rwanda, like the rest of the international community, believes and hopes that the new leadership of the Tribunal offers a window of opportunity for addressing the problems that have plagued the Tribunal in the past and sets the institution on a course on which it shall leave a legacy of which we can all be justly proud in the years to come. My Government reiterates its sincere determination to continue to render full support to the ICTR to enable it achieve its mandate. We also call upon the Security Council to continue to explore ways of making the ICTR more efficient and effective, and we take this opportunity to make the following recommendations for consideration by the Council.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  8. “The perception in Rwanda, and indeed the world at large, is that, in view of the vast resources at its disposal, the ICTR has until now been slow, inefficient and ineffective. We would like to recognize that there has been some progress in addressing some of the concerns, which the Government and people of Rwanda have had with regard to the performance of the Tribunal. In this regard, I would cite the following examples: the appointment of a separate Prosecutor; the appointment of ad litem judges; and the initiatives taken by the new President of the Tribunal to expedite the pace of trials and to promote the effective functioning of the Tribunal.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  9. “The Tribunal has hired perpetrators of genocide and close relatives and friends of suspects as defence investigators and legal assistants, who threaten genocide survivors who are prosecution witnesses. There are fee-splitting arrangements between genocide suspects in detention and defence lawyers, with the result that financial contributions made by the international community to bring to justice the perpetrators of genocide are used instead to enrich the criminals and their families and friends and to fuel conflict in our region. The Office of the Prosecutor has failed to indict and apprehend large numbers of prominent genocide suspects who remain at large in many countries. The Office of the Prosecutor has also failed to develop a credible and realistic completion strategy to date.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  10. “Few of our people know about its work. Still fewer care about it. The Tribunal has failed to have any significant impact, as was envisaged in Security Council resolution 955 (1994), which established the Tribunal. The Tribunal's management organs have often worked as unrelated institutions lacking cohesion, instead of being complementary organs of the same institutions working in close collaboration. The Office of the Prosecutor has over the years failed to develop a realistic and comprehensive prosecution strategy. The Tribunal has failed to develop a credible and effective witness protection programme and has neglected to address other pertinent concerns and needs of victims and witnesses.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  11. “We regret, however, that the invaluable assistance that Government institutions and private citizens of Rwanda have provided and continue to provide to the ICTR, at considerable sacrifice and expense, often goes unacknowledged and unappreciated. As the ICTR focuses on its completion strategy, it should be recognized that the people of Rwanda are stakeholders in the institution's work, with a legitimate right to express views on aspects of the institution's performance that could be further improved. Not only are we part of the international community, we are also the victims to whom the Tribunal was established to bring justice. The following are some of the areas in respect of which the Tribunal's performance has had shortcomings that we feel require attention. The Tribunal is remote and alienated from Rwandan society.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  12. “All judicial, law enforcement, central Government and local government organs in Rwanda have standing instructions to assist ICTR personnel in their work in our country. We provide access to vital witnesses. We undertake investigations for the Office of the Prosecutor whenever we are requested to do so. We have put all evidence in our possession relating to cases in which the ICTR is interested at the disposal of its trial attorneys and investigators. We facilitate the travel of witnesses to testify before the ICTR. We continue to actively assist and cooperate with the Tribunal in locating fugitive genocide suspects with a view to their apprehension.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  13. “The Government of Rwanda is committed to seeking justice for the victims of the 1994 genocide, particularly as far as the senior Government, military and civil society leaders who planned and oversaw the genocide are concerned. Promoting the rule of law, in general, and accountability for genocide and other violations of international humanitarian law that occurred in Rwanda between 1990 and 1994, in particular, has been one of the pillars of the programme of the Transitional Government of National Unity. Consequently, we attach very great importance indeed to the work of the ICTR. To assist the ICTR to achieve its mandate, the Government of Rwanda has put in place mechanisms to facilitate its work. We have provided facilitation and hospitality to ICTR personnel in Rwanda for the last nine years.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

  14. “Allow me to thank Council members for allowing my delegation to participate in this important debate. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports and to assure them of my Government's continued support for their work. Allow me also to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General and the Security Council for the recent decision to appoint a separate Prosecutor for the ICTR, a change in the structure of the ICTR that my Government had long advocated. We believe that this change will go a long way towards addressing some of the concerns that my Government has raised about the work of the Tribunal in the past.”

    2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source