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US lawyer in Rwanda custody released on bail

June 17, 2010 01:51:22 PM

A Rwandan court on Thursday granted the bail request of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder . Judge Johnson Busingye of the High Court of Rwanda granted unconditional release [Reuters...

June 16, 2010 10:54:21 AM

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday called for the release of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder in a letter to Rwanda authorities. Acting on...

June 11, 2010 11:24:27 AM

US Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling on the Rwandan government to release detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile;...

June 9, 2010 02:32:05 PM

More than 30 defense lawyers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) released a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST...

June 7, 2010 02:12:43 PM

A Rwandan judge on Monday denied the bail request of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder . Judge Maurice Mbishibishi of the Gasabo Intermediate Court cited flight risk ...

June 5, 2010 10:15:09 AM

US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of Rwanda genocide denial. Rwandan prosecutors claim that as a result of his past American publications on the Rwandan...

June 3, 2010 12:08:27 PM

US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder on Wednesday attempted to commit suicide while being held in a Rwandan prison on charges of genocide denial, according to police. Erlinder was reportedly found...

May 29, 2010 05:14:16 PM

Rwandan police on Friday arrested American lawyer Peter Erlinder in Kigali on charges that he denied the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Erlinder, a defense lawyer at the International Criminal Tribunal...

April 22, 2010 08:28:00 AM

Rwandan authorities arrested opposition presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Wednesday, accusing her of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide and collaborating with terrorists. Authorities cited Ingabire's call for the prosecution of...

March 26, 2010 11:08:00 AM

A Rwandan opposition politician pleaded guilty Thursday to charges connected to the 1994 genocide and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Joseph Ntawangundi, an aid to Hutu opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, was convicted in absentia...

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