Rwanda must release Peter Erlinder
Despite a formal request from the US State Department that Rwanda immediately release Erlinder, things have only gotten worse, as the judge has rejected all motions for bail, extended his remand for another 30 days, while Erlinder's own defense attorney has been chased from the country fearing his own detention.
Lt. Col. Ephrem Setako, a former senior Rwandan army officer, appears before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania A United Nations war crimes court sentenced a former Rwandan officer to 25 years in prison Thursday for his role in the 1994 genocide.