Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)

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The Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR) was the independent organ of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organ of an international criminal tribunal
prosecutorial organ
cooperatesWith Office of the Prosecutor (ICTY) NERFINISHED
national prosecuting authorities
country Rwanda NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn 2015
employerOf analysts
appeals counsel
case managers
investigators
legal officers
trial attorneys
establishedBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
establishedIn 1994
firstProsecutor Richard Goldstone GENERATED
focusEvent 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
function appeal decisions before the ICTR Appeals Chamber
conduct investigations
prepare indictments
present cases before ICTR Trial Chambers
hasTypeOfCases cases transferred to national jurisdictions
leadership cases against senior political and military figures
headedBy Prosecutor of the ICTR NERFINISHED
independence independent organ of the ICTR
jurisdiction International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
language English
French
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED
legalField international criminal law
international humanitarian law
locatedIn Arusha, Tanzania NERFINISHED
Kigali, Rwanda NERFINISHED
mandate investigate genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law committed by Rwandan citizens in neighboring states in 1994
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994
prosecute persons responsible for genocide in Rwanda in 1994
prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994
notableProsecutor Carla Del Ponte NERFINISHED
Hassan Bubacar Jallow NERFINISHED
Louise Arbour NERFINISHED
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
reportsTo ICTR President on administrative matters
United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
shortName ICTR Office of the Prosecutor NERFINISHED
successor Office of the Prosecutor (International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals) NERFINISHED
worksOn cases involving crimes against humanity
cases involving genocide
cases involving war crimes

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Chambers worksWith Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
subject surface form: Chambers (ICTR)
Registry supportsBody Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
subject surface form: Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Trial Chambers relatedTo Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
subject surface form: Trial Chambers (ICTR)
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda