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Security Council in session.
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Security Council extends terms of judges serving on UN Rwanda genocide tribunal

12 December 2012
The Security Council today extended the term of office of five judges serving with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to facilitate the completion of the court’s work.
Judge Theodor Meron.
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UN war tribunals making progress but still face challenges, officials tell Security Council

5 December 2012
The United Nations war crimes tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda are making progress in completing their work, but still face a myriad of challenges that will require support from the international community, their officials told the Security Council today.