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Rwanda
Joseph H.
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Joseph H.
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Rwandan
Legal classification of crime(s)
Genocide
Source of the complaint
NGO
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
1 - TPIY/TPIR
Summary of facts
Joseph H. is the former director of a pewter workshop at the Gihingamuyaga Monastery.
He allegedly co-organized the elimination of Tutsis in the Butare region.
In particular, he is reportedly partly responsible for the murder of the Tutsi monks of the Gihingamuyaga Monastery, the massacre of refugees and genocidal acts at a convent health center.
He currently lives in Toulouse.
Legal proceedings
<p>June 15, 2010: The CPCR files a complaint.<br />
July 8, 2011: The case is transferred to Paris<br />
September 2015: The Investigating Chamber of the Toulouse Court of Appeal refuses the extradition of Joseph H. to Rwanda.</p>
July 8, 2011: The case is transferred to Paris<br />
September 2015: The Investigating Chamber of the Toulouse Court of Appeal refuses the extradition of Joseph H. to Rwanda.</p>
Complaint
non
Names of NGOs / Victim(s)
CPCR
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
Law No. 96-432 of May 22, 1996
Court of Assizes judgment
n/a
Court of Appeal ruling
n/a
Court of Cassation ruling
n/a
Sources
Survie, « Dix-sept ans après le génocide, l'omerta toujours de mise », 2011