UN Security Council Resolution 978

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UN Security Council Resolution 978 is a 1995 measure adopted in response to the Rwandan genocide, calling on states to arrest and bring to justice individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.

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instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
legal instrument
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
adoptedIn New York City NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 1995-02-27
adoptionYear 1995
aimsTo combat impunity for the Rwandan genocide
facilitate prosecution of suspects by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
callsOn Member States of the United Nations
all States
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
concernsCrimes crimes against humanity
genocide
serious violations of international humanitarian law
context aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
countryConcerned Rwanda NERFINISHED
decisionType non-binding resolution
documentCode S/RES/978(1995) NERFINISHED
followedBy subsequent Security Council resolutions on Rwanda and the ICTR
geographicalScope Rwanda NERFINISHED
isPartOf United Nations Security Council resolutions adopted in 1995
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Rwanda NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalContext International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
meetingNumber 3519
organ Security Council NERFINISHED
precedes later Security Council practice on arrest and surrender of international criminal suspects
purpose to bring to justice individuals responsible for the Rwandan genocide and related crimes
to ensure arrest of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
recognizes the need for international cooperation in prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
relatedTo International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Statute NERFINISHED
UN Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED
requests that States arrest persons suspected of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
that States detain such persons in accordance with their national law
that States notify the Secretary-General and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of such arrests
requestsCooperationWith International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED
subject Rwandan genocide
international humanitarian law violations in Rwanda
temporalScope events in 1994
voteResult adopted without a vote

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UN Security Council Resolution 955 followedBy UN Security Council Resolution 978