Prosecutor v. Akayesu, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judgment of September 2, 1998, Appeal Judgment of June 1, 2001
Prosecutor v. Gacumbitsi, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judgment of June 17, 2004, Appeal Judgment of July 7, 2006
Musema, the accused, was the director of a tea factory during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and was accused of organizing and taking part in attacks on Tutsi communes. The Trial Chamber found that Musema had taken part in at least four separate attacks, and that he personally participated in a rape and in so doing, had encouraged others to rape the victim. Musema was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mr. Semanza was a former mayor of Bicumbi commune, and was accused of aiding and abetting genocide in connection with two massacres of Tutsis. He was specifically alleged to have directly participated in murder and torture, and for inciting a crowd to rape Tutsi women prior to killing them, and to have personally participated in the same. The Trial Chamber found that Mr.
