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Article: Humanitarian efforts threatened by security problems: international tribunal created. (Rwanda)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- March 1, 1995
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Acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the Security Council on 8 November established an international tribunal for Rewanda to prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in that country and Rwandese citizens responsible for such acts committed in neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994.
The 32-Article Statute of the International Tribunal was adopted by the Council under resolution 955 (1994), by a vote of 13 to 1 (Rwanda), with 1 abstention (China).
The Tribunal is to consist of three main organs: the Chambers (comprising two three-judge Trial Chambers and one ...