EMM News Explorer: Tharcisse Karugarama

[-said]: This is a very important conference, not only for Rwanda, but for other countries as well. Rwanda has benefited from abolishing the death penalty and we want to share those benefits with other countries,

allafrica 30-AUG-11

[-said]: He played a crucial role in the liberation struggles of both Rwanda and Uganda. He was a patriot, straightforward, very honest and a strong believer in God,

allafrica 23-AUG-11

[-disclosed that]: We want to protect our investors and create a convenient business environment, the way it has been done here.

allafrica 18-AUG-11

[ noted]: Three years after the Genocide, All children and pregnant women were released from prison. Today, perpetrators and survivors have reconciled through Gacaca and are living together in the community,

allafrica 15-AUG-11

[-said]: After the Genocide, we faced a lot of human rights challenges. For instance, on top of the people who were killed in the Genocide, we had close to 200,000 people in prisons and there were no judges, prosecutors and investigators to have them tried,

allafrica 15-AUG-11

[-said]: I think we have the smallest rate of violent crime in this entire region. We've closed four prisons in the last three years because the number of prisoners reduced,

allafrica 15-AUG-11

[ said]: A traumatised mother and the basis of abuse represent a traumatised nation. A traumatised child represents an uncertain future. We need stable nations, a future that is certain and clean,

allafrica 22-JUN-11

[-said]: Violence against women, girls and children is a product of unequal generations manifested through physical and psychological abuse and economic exploitation,

allafrica 22-JUN-11

[said:]: I thank IJM for launching this important project because it's a vulnerable area that requires concentrated and focused attention.

allafrica 21-JUN-11

[said:]: I thank IJM for launching this important project because it’s a vulnerable area that requires concentrated and focused attention.

newtimes 20-JUN-11

[ said]: Gacaca reflects a justice sector that is inherently unique,

allafrica 11-JUN-11

[-said]: We now have access to justice homes, community mediators, and professional lawyers in all legal areas. Universal quality justice needs to be seen and the responsibility lies on your shoulders,

allafrica 23-MAY-11

[ said]: There have been prison sentences ranging from five to ten years, life sentences that make up five to eight percent of the verdicts and acquittals that make up 20 to 30 percent,

news 20-MAY-11

[-said]: A final report will be completed by December and this chapter of Gacaca will be officially declared closed,

news 20-MAY-11

[ said]: All in all we are happy that we have a unique system that caters to our people needs, it may not be perfect for other nations but it serves us very well,

news 20-MAY-11

[-said]: Your efficient services are part of the judicial system while good commercial laws will facilitate doing business in the country,

allafrica 10-MAY-11

[ said]: There are so many things that they can go back home and explain to their people, especially, the strides this country has made in Genocide-related trials,

allafrica 04-MAY-11

[ said]: Globally, suicide is interpreted as not just someone killing himself but killing a human being. Someone who attempts to kill himself has a problem mentally, physiologically and otherwise; that is why the sentence is so light, you can't keep that person in prison for so long,

allafrica 03-MAY-11

[-added]: There are many enemies that take pride in distorting our history, confusing our people, so we have to continue fighting such people,

allafrica 13-APR-11

[-said]: It can take one, ten or twenty years to arrest them, but this evidence will remain fresh awaiting them. We are aware that as years go by, witnesses' age or die, evidence wears away and soon the ICTR will close shop. This is a good and timely move,

allafrica 13-APR-11

[-said]: We are always ready; we have been prepared for the last five years to receive these cases. We have always said that everything is in place so it's up to the UN to decide,

allafrica 13-APR-11

[ said]: The life imprisonment against Gatete is a deserved sentence. He will go where he belongs; away from the public which he sought to exterminate,

allafrica 30-MAR-11

[-said]: Rwanda was once the best example of lack of unity. This is why we believe Unity and Human Rights are the key pillars to our success,

allafrica 29-MAR-11

[-said]: But there is the Dutch Parliament that has to decide whether these extraditions are effected. We are not putting them under any pressure, we will see what happens. We are optimistic because they tell us there is progress,

allafrica 17-FEB-11

[-said]: We are satisfied with the way Ms McDougall's mission was conducted and are pleased that she had the opportunity to meet with and interview numerous and diverse individuals and groups,

allafrica 08-FEB-11

[-added]: In a recent meeting on the review of Human Rights in Geneva, we extended an invitation to any person or group interested in objectively assessing the current reality in Rwanda. Our government is committed to correcting historical prejudices and ensuring the human rights of all citizens,

allafrica 08-FEB-11

[-said]: The delegation is in the country to follow up issues of legal cooperation between Rwanda and The Netherland, especially on exchange programmes, extradition agreement, witness protection and tracking down genocide suspects who live there,

allafrica 24-JAN-11

[-said]: if we don't handle this situation well. Nkunda is not ordinary man. He is a general of an outfit operating in Congo while he is being held in another country. That alone has legal implications,

allafrica 20-JAN-11

[ said]: Our charges (against Mbarushimana) on Genocide cannot be diminished by the fact that he is being tried for war crimes by the ICC – these are two separate cases and one does not affect the other,

newtimes 06-JAN-11

[ said]: The Rwandan Government has welcomed this development and hopes that this is the first step towards the comprehensive conclusion of this unfortunate case based on political manipulations by people interested in destabilising Rwanda,

pambazuka 06-JAN-11

[ said]: Our charges (against Mbarushimana) on Genocide cannot be diminished by the fact that he is being tried for war crimes by the ICC - these are two separate cases and one does not affect the other,

allafrica 06-JAN-11

[-told]: No Rwandan will be denied access to justice because he or she is poor. This is a message that you should deliver to everyone in your respective communities,

newtimes 25-DEC-10

[-said]: It is probably a good development, that is very true but we will wait until the real extradition is effected. We have had several cases in the past where the court decides to extradite suspects but it actually never happens,

allafrica 17-DEC-10

[ said]: Four years later when he was supposed to be returned, he ran mad on the plane and because other passengers were threatened, he was taken back and up to now, they are still stuck with the suspect,

allafrica 17-DEC-10

[-said]: The warrants have been lifted following investigations carried out in Rwanda, France as well as in Bujumbura, Burundi by the two judges,

newtimes 17-DEC-10

[ said]: You can only believe in it when it happens. We heard about that Judgement but we can only wait and see if it turns into reality. There are so many games people can play,

allafrica 17-DEC-10

[said:]: There should never be a situation where a Rwandan suffers from injustice simply because he or she has no money to pay for lawyers. That is why we launched this program and Access to Justice Bureaus in the whole country

newtimes 04-NOV-10

[-said]: The government has taken a decision that access to justice should be universal and available to every citizen of this country and therefore justice should not be provided to only those who have money

newtimes 04-NOV-10

[ says]: We would have wished that he had been arrested under the warrant of arrest issued by the Rwandan government to face charges of genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994. This has not happened,

radiofranceinternationale 13-OCT-10

[-said]: It is good news that Callixte Mbarushimana has been (arrested) by the French judicial authority. Good news in the sense that, first, there was an international arrest warrant against him issued by the Rwandan government in respect of (the alleged) act of genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994.

voanews 12-OCT-10

[-said]: as a result of this deadly blackmail (by the FDLR rebels), victims were killed, raped, and forcibly displaced, and entire villages were razed to the ground.

voanews 12-OCT-10

[-said]: We want to congratulate the ICC for having taken that bold initiative

sudantribune 12-OCT-10

[ said]: It is one step at ago and that is one good step. We hope ICC will continue to fulfil other steps to apprehend these wanted people. It was long overdue,

allafrica 12-OCT-10

[-said]: The importance of this judgment is that the Appeals Chamber has unequivocally removed any doubt about the basis for prosecuting Peter Erlinder - namely, that he is not being prosecuted for crimes, or for utterances or for actions related to his work at the ICTR,

allafrica 12-OCT-10

[-said]: The importance of this judgment is that the Appeals Chamber has unequivocally removed any doubt about the basis for prosecuting Peter Erlinder – namely, that he is not being prosecuted for crimes, or for utterances or for actions related to his work at the ICTR,

newtimes 12-OCT-10

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