United Nations Security Council Resolution 2006

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UN Security Council
Resolution 2006
Date 14 September 2011
Meeting no. 6,612
Code S/RES/2006 (Document)
SubjectInternational Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Voting summary
15 voted for
None voted against
None abstained
Result Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2006 was unanimously adopted on 14 September 2011.

Resolution

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 2006 (2011), the Council noted that it was countermanding the Tribunal’s Statute by extending Mr. Jallow’s term, which ends on 31 December 2011, for an additional three-year period. It also noted that today’s extension was subjected to an earlier termination by the Security Council upon the completion of the Tribunal’s work.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International court established by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan citizens in nearby states, between 1 January and 31 December 1994.

Hassan Bubacar Jallow Gambian politician and lawyer

Hassan Bubacar Jallow is a Gambian judge who has served as Chief Justice of the Gambia since February 2017. He was the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 2003 to 2015, and Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) from 2012 to 2016. He served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from 1984 to 1994 under President Dawda Jawara.

United Nations Security Council one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), charged with ensuring international peace and security, accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its charter. Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations and international sanctions as well as the authorization of military actions through resolutions – it is the only body of the United Nations with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states. The council held its first session on 17 January 1946.

The current text recalls Council resolution 1966 (2010), which called upon the International Tribunal — charged with prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law during the 1994 genocide — to take all possible measures to complete all its remaining work no later than 31 December 2014. [1]

International humanitarian law (IHL) is the law that regulates the conduct of war. It is that branch of international law which seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting persons who are not participating in hostilities, and by restricting and regulating the means and methods of warfare available to combatants.

Rwandan genocide 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda during April 7, 1994 – July 1994

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War, which had started in 1990. It was directed by members of the Hutu majority government during the 100-day period from 7 April to mid-July 1994. An estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting an estimated 70% of the Tutsi population. Additionally, 30% of the Pygmy Batwa were killed. The genocide and widespread slaughter of Rwandans ended after the Tutsi-backed and heavily armed Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by Paul Kagame, took control of the capital, Kigali, and the country. An estimated 2,000,000 Rwandans, mostly Hutu, were displaced and became refugees.

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  1. ↑ Security Council Reappoints Hassan Bubacar Jallow as Prosecutor of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Departing from Length-of-Office Stipulation
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