| IJT Newsletter N°88 | 5 May 2008 |
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Africa |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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| First hearing on transfers |
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| Presented as «historic» by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the hearing that was held April 24 opened, quite belatedly, the very first public debate on one of the prosecution's five requests for the transfer of defendants to Rwanda. |
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Africa |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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| Mpanga, a stronghold for the UN in Rwanda |
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| With the announced closing of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), some of its detainees could be transferred to Rwanda for trial [see article on p. 1]. In anticipation of these still hypothetical transfers, the UN is converting a detention block within the Mpanga prison at great expense. |
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Americas |
Argentina
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| 4. ESMA: «A collective construction» |
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| The Navy Mechanics School, known as ESMA, lies on 17 acres of the finest real estate in Buenos Aires, surrounded by parks, lakes, a river and an equestrian club, and a stone's throw away from the bustling promenade that lines the Rio de la Plata River. At the entrance on Libertador Avenue (the main boulevard going through the capital), behind a tall fence of black iron spears, ESMA's imposing, two-story portico rests on four Greek columns. A large stone staircase rises above a manicured lawn. Beyond, clusters of trees and buildings spread across a lush, sprawling park crisscrossed with tree-lined alleys. |
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