A US congressional panel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide, despite White House objections.
The resolution was narrowly approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Turkey, a key US ally, responded by recalling its ambassador in Washington for consultations. It has fiercely opposed the non-binding resolution.
The White House [...]
US Congress panel accuses Turkey of Armenian ‘genocide’
March 08/2010
Rwanda president’s widow held in France over genocide
March 03/2010
The widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination triggered the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in France.
Agathe Habyarimana is accused by the current Rwandan government of helping to plan the 1994 genocide, and has long been sought by prosecutors there.
Mrs Habyarimana, who has been living in France for several years, denies the accusations.
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The widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination triggered the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in France.
Agathe Habyarimana is accused by the current Rwandan government of helping to plan the 1994 genocide, and has long been sought by prosecutors there.
Mrs Habyarimana, who has been living in France for several years, denies the accusations.
More [...]
Radovan Karadzic defends ‘just and holy war’ at genocide trial
March 01/2010
Radovan Karadzic described the Serb cause in the Bosnian war as “just and holy” at the start of his defence against charges of genocide and other war crimes today.
The former Bosnian Serb leader has been accused of the biggest mass murder in Europe since the second world war. He denies two counts of genocide and [...]
Radovan Karadzic described the Serb cause in the Bosnian war as “just and holy” at the start of his defence against charges of genocide and other war crimes today.
The former Bosnian Serb leader has been accused of the biggest mass murder in Europe since the second world war. He denies two counts of genocide and [...]
Sarkozy closes the book on Rwanda
February 25/2010
The French president’s visit is historic but a true reckoning of the role of French policy in the genocide may never be possible, writes Linda Melvern for The Guardian.
During his whistle-stop visit to Rwanda, Nicolas Sarkozy made no apology for the role of France in the genocide of 1994.
A carefully worded acknowledgement that mistakes had [...]
The French president’s visit is historic but a true reckoning of the role of French policy in the genocide may never be possible, writes Linda Melvern for The Guardian.
During his whistle-stop visit to Rwanda, Nicolas Sarkozy made no apology for the role of France in the genocide of 1994.
A carefully worded acknowledgement that mistakes had [...]
