Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora canonical | 2 |
| ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2053512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora Context triple: [International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, notableCase, Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora]
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A.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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C.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora Target entity description: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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A.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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C.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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D.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ICTR case
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genocide trial ⓘ international criminal case ⓘ |
| appealChamber |
Appeals Chamber of the ICTR
ⓘ
linked to:
ICTR Appeals Chamber
|
| centralAllegation |
planning of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
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role as key architect of the genocide ⓘ |
| concernsEvent | 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| conviction |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| convictionBasis |
command responsibility
ⓘ
individual criminal responsibility ⓘ |
| countryContext | Rwanda ⓘ |
| courtChamber | Trial Chamber I of the ICTR ⓘ |
| dateOfAppealsJudgment | 2011 ⓘ |
| dateOfTrialJudgment | 2008 ⓘ |
| defendant | Théoneste Bagosora ⓘ |
| firstInstanceVerdict | guilty ⓘ |
| heardAt | Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ |
| heardBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalCharge |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ serious violations of Additional Protocol II ⓘ serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
important for jurisprudence on crimes against humanity
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landmark case on command responsibility in international criminal law ⓘ leading ICTR precedent on planning and organizing genocide ⓘ |
| notableFinding |
Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
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Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority ⓘ Bagosora responsible for killings of moderate political leaders ⓘ Bagosora responsible for widespread and systematic attacks against Tutsi civilians ⓘ |
| partOf | jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| prosecutor |
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
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| relatedInstrument |
Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ⓘ
linked to:
GenocideConvention1948
Geneva Conventions of 1949 ⓘ
linked to:
Geneva Conventions
ICTR Statute ⓘ |
| relatesToRoleOfDefendant |
director of cabinet in the Rwandan Ministry of Defence
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senior officer in the Rwandan army ⓘ |
| sentenceAtTrial | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceOnAppeal | 35 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| timePeriodConcerned | April 1994 to July 1994 ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Tutsi civilians
ⓘ
linked to:
Tutsi
moderate Hutu politicians ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora Description of subject: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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hasNotableCase
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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority
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partOf
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ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora
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linked to: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora