ANNEX II: JUDICIAL NOTICE

PART A

1.          Between 6 April 1994 and 17 July 1994, citizens native to Rwanda were severally identified according to the following ethnic classifications: Tutsi, Hutu and Twa.

2.          The following state of affairs existed in Rwanda between 6 April 1994 and 17 July 1994. There were throughout Rwanda widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population based on Tutsi ethnic identification. During the attacks, some Rwandan citizens killed or caused serious bodily or mental harm to persons perceived to be Tutsi. As a result of the attacks, there was a large number of deaths of persons of Tutsi ethnic identity.

3.          Between 1 January 1994 and 17 July 1994 in Rwanda there was an armed conflict not of an international character.

4.          Between 1 January 1994 and 17 July 1994, Rwanda was a state party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), having acceded to it on 16 April 1975.

5.          Between 1 January 1994 and 17 July 1994, Rwanda was a state party to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Additional Protocol II of 8 June 1977, having succeeded to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 on 5 May 1964 and having acceded to Protocols additional thereto of 1977 on 19 November 1984.

6.          Before the introduction of multi-party politics in Rwanda in 1991, the office of the Bourgmestre was characterised by the following features:

(a)    The Bourgmestre represented executive power at the commune level.

(b)   The Bourgmestre was appointed and removed by the President of the Republic on the recommendation of the Minister of the Interior.

(c)    The Bourgmestre had authority over the civil servants posted in his commune.

(d)   The Bourgmestre had policing duties in regard to maintaining law and order.

PART B

i.                     Décret-Loi no. 01/81 du 16 janvier 1981 relatif au recensement à la carte d’identité, au domicile et à la residence des Rwandais.

ii.                   Arrete ministeriel no. 01/03 du 19 janvier 1981 portant mesures d’execution du décret-Loi no. 01/81 du 16 janvier 1981 relatif au recensement à la carte d’identite, au domicile et à la résidence des Rwandais: J.O. no. 2 bis du 20 janvier 1981.

iii.                  Commission pour le memorial du génocide et des massacres au Rwanda, “Rapport préliminaire d’identification des sites du génocide et des massacres d’avril–juillet 1994 au Rwanda.”

iv.                 UN Secretary-General, “Report on the situation of Human Rights in Rwanda” submitted by Mr. R Degni-Ségui, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, under paragraph 20 of commission resolution E/DN.4/S-3/1 of 25 May 1994, 28 June 1994, pages 5, 6, 7, 8 and 17. UN Document E/CD.4/1995/7.

v.                   UN Secretary General, ‘Report on the situation of Human Rights in Rwanda’ submitted by Mr. R. Degni-Ségui, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, under paragraph 20 of commission resolution E/DN.4/S-3/1 of 25 May 1994, 18 January 1995. UN Document E/CD.4/1995/7.

vi.                 UN Secretary-General, “Final Report of the Commission of Experts Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 935 (1994)”. UN Document S/1994/1405, 9 December 1994.

vii.                Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions on his mission to Rwanda, submitted by Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye, 8–17 April 1993, including as annex II the statement of 7 April 1993 of the Government of Rwanda concerning the final report of the independent International Commission of Inquiry on human rights violations in Rwanda since 1 October 1990. UN Document E/CN.4/1994/7/add.1, 11 août 1993.

viii.              Rapport spécial du Secrétaire Général sur la Mission des Nations Unies pour l’assistance au Rwanda (MINUAR), le 20 avril 1994. UN Document S/1994/470.

ix.                 Report of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights on his Mission to Rwanda of 11–12 May 1994, dated 19 May 1994. UN Document E/CN.4/S-3/3.

x.                   The United Nations and Rwanda 1993–1996. The United Nations Blue Books Series, Volume X (New York: Department of Public Information, United Nations, 1996).


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