KIGALI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Associations of Rwandan survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi on Monday called on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) to put in "much more effort" in tracking and arresting genocide perpetrators.
"Though a lot has been done by the Mechanism to bring to book perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, much more effort is needed to track and arrest those who have eluded justice for more than 26 years, to stand trial for their crimes," Jean-Pierre Dusingizemungu, president of the umbrella organization of the survivors associations IBUKA, told Mechanism registrar Abubacarr Marie Tambadou in a meeting in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda.
Dusingizemungu's comments came months after the arrest of a top Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga in May, who had been at large for more than two decades.
The 1994 Rwandan genocide claimed over 1 million lives, mainly ethnic Tutsis. The central African nation has over the years issued over 1,000 international warrants and indictments against genocide suspects worldwide, the National Public Prosecution Authority said in August.
Dusingizemungu said there are many genocide fugitives who are still at large in foreign countries, calling on the Mechanism to strengthen cooperation with the international community to apprehend them.
IBUKA is disappointed by the countries that failed to arrest genocide suspects and those that complicated the arrest and trial of the suspects, he said.
The relationship between IBUKA and the Mechanism has improved since the arrest of top genocide suspect Kabuga, according to Dusingizemungu.
Tambadou, a top leader of the Mechanism, said the tribunal is committed to ensuring that justice is served to survivors and victims of the 1994 genocide, despite a few challenges it encounters in tracking and arresting the suspects.
Genocide perpetrators who continue to move freely across the world will face justice soon, he vowed. Enditem
