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ICTR unlikely to fulfil mandate by 2008

    NAIROBI

    At its current rate of work, there is "no chance" that the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda will complete its mission before 2008 to hear all the cases of genocide suspects before it at Arusha, Tanzania, the International Crisis Group reported on Thursday.

    This, it said, was because of the Tribunal's "overly ambitious" prosecution schedule and "the lack of effective efforts" to expedite processes and hearings. "Five cases of utmost importance have been waiting too long to be heard," it said.

    [The full report, titles The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: The Countdown is available (only in French)]

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