Taba commune
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Taba commune is a locality in Rwanda known as the site of atrocities during the 1994 genocide that were central to the landmark international criminal case against Jean-Paul Akayesu.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
locality ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | mass killings of Tutsi during April 1994 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda jurisprudence
ⓘ
Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1994 ⓘ |
| event | 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| evidenceTypeInCase |
forensic evidence
ⓘ
witness testimony ⓘ |
| governedBy | bourgmestre of Taba ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site where sexual violence was legally recognized as an act of genocide in international law (Akayesu judgment context) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atrocities during the 1994 Rwandan genocide
ⓘ
being central to the international criminal case against Jean-Paul Akayesu ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Kinyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gitarama Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Rwanda ⓘ |
| notableFor | first international conviction for genocide by an international court (Akayesu case context) ⓘ |
| partOf | former Rwandan communal administrative structure ⓘ |
| perpetratorInCase | Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kigali–Gitarama area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAkayesuAuthority | 1993–1994 ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimesCommitted |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Tutsi civilians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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