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witnesses

(7 Articles)

  • - contribution 16 (NSANZUWERA François-Xavier)

    français (version originale) english

    thématiques

    Qui poursuivre ? - Témoins
    Je voudrais retourner en arrière en partant des interventions du début de l’après-midi, quand nous parlions de politique des poursuites. Je pense qu’il faut ramener dans nos débats un acteur que j’estime et qui n’est pas très représenté ici, à savoir les témoins. Demain, nous allons peut-être parler de l’héritage du Tribunal, nous parlerons de la jurisprudence, mais je pense que le travail, l’œuvre du Tribunal a été écrit par un acteur important : les témoins. Les témoins qui ont témoigné pour le Procureur ou pour la Défense. Je pense que ces témoins, surtout les témoins rwandais, ont eu un rôle important (...)

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  • - contribution 25 (GUICHAOUA André)

    français (version originale) english

    thématiques

    Qui poursuivre ? - Témoins
    Je voudrais revenir en élargissant un peu la question sur la politique de la poursuite. Il a quand même existé à partir de 2001, 2002, 2003, des listes qui ont eu divers noms dans lesquelles figuraient 200 à 300, même une fois 340 et quelques noms de personnes susceptibles d’être poursuivies. La question que je me pose aujourd’hui est la suivante : un certain nombre de personnes, au moment de cette effervescence, avaient décidé non pas de se livrer, mais en tout cas de se laisser arrêter en se disant que la frénésie étant telle qu’elles n’y échapperaient pas. Au regard du bilan d’aujourd’hui, (...)

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  • - contribution 11 (REYNTJENS Filip)

    français english (original version)

    tags

    The witness and the evidence - witnesses
    Thank you. I have a question. Evidence at the ICTR is mostly on the basis of testimony. Now, there is a concept that is widespread: the issue of false testimony or perjury. I have a question for all the stakeholders that face this problem. Prosecution and Defence are on their own, witnesses and the witnesses of the other side. How is this issue managed? How should it be managed, the issue of false testimony, which to me is quite important?

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  • - contribution 17 (WEBSTER Don)

    français english (original version)

    tags

    witnesses - Protection vs Publicité
    I think in some respects the witness protection regimes in the ICTR have not caught up to the changes in the global situation of witnesses introduced by Gacaca in Rwanda. In a context where Gacaca forces everyone to testify without any sort of protection, it makes the way we’ve approached witness protection in the ICTR out of pace with global developments in managing witnesses of genocide. If witnesses can testify without protection in Rwanda, I don’t see why the same regime can’t be introduced in the ICTR. Witness protection issues impact upon some of the questions that Madam Conde (...)

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  • - contribution 35 (MUNA Bernard Acho)

    français english (original version)

    tags

    Position of victims in proceedings - witnesses
    I shall be very short. I just wanted to say that the problem raised by the witness is not solved by the recognition that this system is like this or this system is like this. I think that one of the good things that come out of here is to recognise that we must build a system that will bring a proper enquiry to bring out the truth and at the same time respect the dignity. I think the story of this Rwandan lady is sad. To say that the system allowed it is not a comfort to her. That’s why, as I said to my English speaking friends, I saw that the inquisitorial system maintained a balance (...)

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  • - contribution 38 (KHAN Khalida Rachid)

    français english (original version)

    tags

    Position of victims in proceedings - witnesses - Longueur des procédures
    Thank you very much. I will start by greeting Mr. Chairman, Honourable President, Honourable Judges, Mr. Prosecutor, Mr. Registrar, and all distinguished guests present here. Before I proceed to present my paper, I would like to make a small brief observation on the comments made by Madam Florida and Aïcha Condé. We are very vigilant, very attentive when we are in the court, very much concerned about the witnesses, especially the victim witnesses. We would not allow the Prosecution to put any question which would traumatise the witness. We would not allow the Defence to cross examine (...)

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  • - contribution 39 (ARREY Florence Rita)

    français english (original version)

    tags

    Civil law vs Common law - Position of victims in proceedings - witnesses - Protection vs Publicité
    Thank you very much so that Judge Short shouldn’t start. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to say that after the Akayesu case, Media case and the Kambanda Case, in December last year the Tribunal also came up with another landmark where it was held that music could constitute genocide. In the Bikindi case, the Court found that in three compositions of Bikindi, the lyrics in those songs were used during the genocide, that is, from April to June, RTLM played the songs with comments from the journalists. Because of the message conveyed, because of the words that were contained in the (...)

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