Jean-Paul Akayesu
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Jean-Paul Akayesu is a former Rwandan mayor who became the first person convicted of genocide by an international court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rwandan politician
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convicted war criminal ⓘ genocide perpetrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Interahamwe militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Rwandan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
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extermination as a crime against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ murder as a crime against humanity ⓘ other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity ⓘ rape as a crime against humanity ⓘ violations of Additional Protocol II ⓘ violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtJurisdiction | United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfGenocideJudgment | 1998-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfSentencing | 1998-10-02 ⓘ |
| detainedIn | Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
first international conviction for genocide
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landmark ruling on sexual violence as a constituent act of genocide ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| movement | Hutu Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ICTR recognition of rape as an act of genocide in his case ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first person convicted of genocide by an international court
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role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| officeHeldIn |
Gitarama prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Taba commune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| penalty | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| perpetratedCrimesIn | Taba commune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | mayor of Taba ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Gitarama prefecture, Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
killings of Tutsi civilians in Taba
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sexual violence against Tutsi women in Taba ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ICTR Trial Judgment in Prosecutor v. Akayesu
NERFINISHED
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appeal judgment at the ICTR ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | early 1990s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCriminalActs | 1994 ⓘ |
| trialHeldAt | Arusha, Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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