United Nations Detention Facility
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The United Nations
Detention Facility (UNDF) is the only UN-administered jail in the world. Established in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
, the UNDF is a 89 cell institution located within a high security prison compound five miles outside the city of Arusha
in Northern Tanzania
.
It is exclusively mandated to hold individuals indicted for, or suspected of, having committed war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR). As such it is also sometimes referred to as the ICTR Detention Unit.
At present, 51 people transferred in from more than 15 countries are confined there. They include the former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff Augustin Bizimungu
, the pop singer Simon Bikindi
, along with former Minister of Defense and suspected mastermind Théoneste Bagosora
. http://65.18.216.88/ENGLISH/factsheets/detainee.htm
The welfare of these inmates is monitored by the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC).
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Detention Facility (UNDF) is the only UN-administered jail in the world. Established in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
, the UNDF is a 89 cell institution located within a high security prison compound five miles outside the city of Arusha
Arusha
Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania. It is the capital of the Arusha Region, which claims a population of 1,288,088, including 281,608 for the Arusha District . Arusha is surrounded by some of Africa's most famous landscapes and national parks...
in Northern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
.
It is exclusively mandated to hold individuals indicted for, or suspected of, having committed war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is 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...
(ICTR). As such it is also sometimes referred to as the ICTR Detention Unit.
At present, 51 people transferred in from more than 15 countries are confined there. They include the former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff Augustin Bizimungu
Augustin Bizimungu
Augustin Bizimungu is a former general in the Rwandan Armed Forces . In 1994, he briefly served as chief of staff of the army...
, the pop singer Simon Bikindi
Simon Bikindi
Simon Bikindi is a Rwandan singer-songwriter who was formerly very popular in Rwanda. His patriotic songs were playlist staples on the national radio station Radio Rwanda during the war from October 1990 to July 1994 before the Rwandan Patriotic Front took power...
, along with former Minister of Defense and suspected mastermind Théoneste Bagosora
Théoneste Bagosora
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora is a former Rwandan military officer. He is chiefly known for his key role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. And for that, he is sentenced to life imprisonment by the ICTR.-History and career:...
. http://65.18.216.88/ENGLISH/factsheets/detainee.htm
The welfare of these inmates is monitored by the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
(ICRC).