An international conference was held today by the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda and the Embassy of France at the Peace Palace in The Hague with the theme “Role of the International Criminal Justice in Upholding Accountability for the Crime of Genocide” and was organized in the context of the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Today’s conference at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice in the Netherlands, featured distinguished speakers from the academia, policy-making and international organizations with renowned expertise on Rwanda and similar contexts.
The conference brought together over 100 participants, including politicians, diplomats, representatives of international organizations, scholars, policymakers, Rwandan diaspora in the Netherlands and Friends of Rwanda.
H.E. Mr. Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe, Ambassador of Rwanda, and H.E. Mr. François Alabrune, Ambassador of France, opened the conference and welcomed the honourable guests, distinguished speakers and panellists.
The welcome remarks by the Ambassadors were followed by the speech of Judge Graciella Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).
The panel brought together (1) Mame Mandiaye Niang, Deputy Prosecutor of International Criminal Court in The Hague, (2) Aimable Havugiyaremye, Prosecutor General at National Public Prosecution Authority of Rwanda, (3) Guillaume Lefevre Pontalis, Deputy Anti Terrorist Prosecutor of France and (4) Prof. dr. Carsten Stahn, Professor of International Criminal Law & Global Justice at Leiden University in the Netherlands, with different perspectives to share viewpoints with the audience at the Peace Palace today.
