Special Court for Sierra Leone Sends 8 to Serve Sentence in Rwanda While ICTR Maintains Rwanda’s Prisons Are Inhumane

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Friday, January 1, 2010

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

26

Issue:

1

37

Abstract:

On November 1, 2009, the arrival of eight Sierra Leone convicts to serve their prison sentences in Rwanda has contrasted with and imposed pressure on the decision of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to not send persons to serve their prison sentences in Rwanda because of the subpar conditions in Rwanda’s prisons...(more)