Authority: Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal

Date: 12/18/2014

Subject: The Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal (which was established to replace the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the completion of their respective mandates) reversed the first instance decision on rape as a crime against humanity, reducing the sanction from 35 to 30 years’ imprisonment

Parties: Augustin Ngirabatware v. the Prosecutor

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Art. 4 Torture - Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Justice - Art. 47 Fair trial, public hearing

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