Security Council Resolution 978 (1995) [on Arrest and Detention of Persons Responsible for Acts Within the Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for Rwanda]

S/RES/978(1995)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 171 The situation concerning Rwanda, published in 1995.

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Arrest Criminal Investigation Detained Persons Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations International Criminal Courts International Criminal Jurisdiction International Humanitarian Law Laws and Regulations Neighbouring States Prosecution Refugee Camps Rwanda Rwanda Situation Rwandan Refugees

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6 operative paragraphs

Urges States to arrest and detain, in accordance with their national law and relevant standards of international law, pending prosecution by the International Tribunal for Rwanda or by the appropriate national authorities, persons found within their territory against whom there is sufficient evidence that they were responsible for acts within the jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Urges States who detain persons referred to in paragraph 1 above to inform the Secretary-General and the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for Rwanda of the identity of the persons detained, the nature of the crimes believed to have been committed, the evidence providing probable cause for the detentions, the date when the persons were detained and the place of detention;

Urges States who detain such persons to cooperate with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as investigators for the International Tribunal for Rwanda, in order to secure unimpeded access to those persons;

Condemns all attacks against persons in the refugee camps near the borders of Rwanda, demands that such attacks immediately cease, and calls upon States to take appropriate steps to prevent such attacks;

Urges States, on whose territory serious acts of violence in the refugee camps have taken place, to arrest and detain, in accordance with their national law and relevant standards of international law, and submit to the appropriate authorities for the purpose of prosecution persons against whom there is sufficient evidence that they have incited or participated in such acts and further urges the States concerned to keep the Secretary-General informed of the measures they have taken to this effect;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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