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Mucyo

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2001-11-27
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2001-11-27
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  1. “I wish to conclude by emphasizing that the criticism of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda must be taken as constructive criticism and not an attempt to denigrate the work of courageous individuals attentive to the mission entrusted to them.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  2. “It would be very difficult to talk about justice and reconciliation without considering compensation for the victims. It is our duty to ensure that the survivors of the genocide are compensated. We want to see the victims who survived the genocide participate more fully in the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and we especially hope that the Court will have greater latitude in taking decisions granting compensation to victims. Please recall that in Rwanda, beyond the divisions of foreign origin, a people was murdered. Mothers and young women were raped. Children were slaughtered. So that a people can never again be massacred in silence, help us to continue this work of justice, unity and reconciliation: justice for the accused but also justice for the victims.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  3. “We are aware that is our obligation to facilitate the activities of the Tribunal. But it is hard for us to understand the desire to locate the Court's headquarters in Arusha. The reasons stated in 1994 no longer seem relevant. There are many reasons to transfer the headquarters of the Court: a reduction of the travel expenses of staff and witnesses; the speeding up of investigations and trials - especially when we will soon be starting the gachacha hearings and when a great deal of information will be brought before the Court; and a better awareness of the Tribunal's work among the wider population, which would greatly contribute to our policy of unity and reconciliation. We recall that in Rwanda, justice appears more pedagogical than punitive.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  4. “The case of widows who faint on the witness stand speaks eloquently to this. It is urgent also to provide access to AIDS medication for those who were rape victims at the time of the genocide. Let us remember that they are slowly dying. We know that those who raped them and are now held in Arusha have free access to AIDS medication. We encourage the Tribunal's recruitment of Rwandans, but at the same time, we appeal for greater care in the choice of persons recruited. That would prevent the abusive sharing of fees among the defence counsels and detainees or the hiring of individuals suspected of genocide, of which there have been instances. This justice so indispensable for the reconciliation of Rwandans would carry greater weight if the headquarters of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda were based in Rwanda.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  5. “The Tribunal's programme of information on its mandate and activities should reach the great majority of the population. If possible, a radio station could broadcast information on justice in general. In this way, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda would be better understood by the population. Initiatives for assistance to potential witnesses should be increased and extended to the whole country. Rwanda has long been very concerned about the situation of witnesses before, during and after trial. The reorganization of the witness protection service responds to these needs. We hope that not only will the physical safety of witnesses be truly ensured; in addition, we must not forget their mental state, especially during cross-examination by the lawyers for defence.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  6. “This is certainly not the time to reduce its capacities; it is the time to build them up. Rwanda supports efforts to reorganize the Court's services. We welcome the Prosecutor's investigative efforts, even though the number of arrests of suspected ge'nocidaires is insufficient compared with the number of those responsible for genocide who are scattered about the globe. We assure the Prosecutor of our complete cooperation. We also support an increase in the number of judges with a view to expediting trials. Further, Rwanda is particularly pleased by reorganization efforts and by the various programmes established by the Registry. None the less, it would be good for that service to attach high importance to the following consideration.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  7. “The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda constitutes a challenge: if justice is not brought to Rwanda and if certain countries continue to harbour those suspected of genocide and revisionists, no people in the world can feel safe. Far beyond a single people, all of civilization could disappear. If crimes of this kind go unpunished, all of mankind will be impoverished. Justice for Rwanda will quite simply be the triumph of human rights. It is essential to bring to trial those suspected of genocide. That is why we hail the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; that work must continue, and it must be strengthened. Even though the number of judgements that the International Criminal Tribunal has handed down so far remains insufficient, we are encouraged by the work that the Tribunal has accomplished.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  8. “The Rwandan Administration cannot face the country's post-genocide situation alone. Rwanda earnestly hopes that the support it has enjoyed in the past in strengthening its capacities and in developing programmes of justice and of national reconciliation will continue and will be strengthened. Let me mention, in addition to our domestic efforts and achievements, the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. As someone said only yesterday, the 1994 atrocities in Rwanda are one of the darkest pages in human history. The Tribunal's essential task is to fight against forgetting and for justice, which will contribute to the reconciliation that is indispensable in Rwanda.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  9. “It is justice that will make it possible not only to eradicate the culture of impunity but also, and above all, to restore a society in which safety and security prevail. At the domestic level, a large number of persons, including ge'nocidaires, have been detained. Many people have been orphaned, widowed or maimed; we have seen genocide and massacres. To resolve these problems we have undertaken a new experiment with the establishment of the gachacha system of justice based on the Rwandan national tradition of participatory justice, in which the population - whose members were the only eye-witnesses to the acts of genocide - relates the facts, uncovers the truth and helps arrest and try suspects. I take this opportunity sincerely to thank all the countries that are supporting us in our efforts to rebuild our country.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source

  10. “Mr. Mucyo (Rwanda) (spoke in French): It is my honour to address the Security Council today on behalf of my country, Rwanda. Following the terrible hardships that Rwanda endured in 1994 - genocide and massacre that took the lives of more than a million innocent people - my country, with the support of the international community, took the course of national reconciliation among all Rwandans in order to rebuild our society on the basis of brotherhood, solidarity and justice with respect for fundamental human rights. There have been many programmes and activities to promote and strengthen the rule of law and democracy. But there can be no national reconciliation without justice.”

    2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4429 (2001) · source