The Prosecutor v. Ildéphonse Nizeyimana

Case Sheet · ICTR

The Prosecutor v. Ildéphonse Nizeyimana

Case number	ICTR-00-55C
Case Name	"Nizeyimana"
Status	Closed · Sentenced

Context

Ildéphonse Nizeyimana was a Captain in the Forces Armées Rwandais ("FAR").

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	21 January 2000
Amended IndictmentS	1 March 2010 17 December 2010
Crimes Charged	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment · art. 4(a) ICTRS Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	5 October 2009 · Arrested in Uganda · Transferred to ICTR 6 October 2009
Initial Appearance	14 October 2009 · Plea: Not Guilty / Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Lee Gacuiga Muthoga (presiding), Judge Seon Ki Park, Judge Robert Fremr
Trial Opening	17 January 2011
Trial Judgment	19 June 2012
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment · art. 4(a) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	Life imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Theodor Meron (Presiding), Judge William H. Sekule, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Arlette Ramaroson
Appeals Filed By	Both
Appeal Judgment	29 September 2014
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment · art. 4(a) ICTRS
Final Sentence	35 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	21 September 2017 · Benin

Key Documents

Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2010)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2012)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2014)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page