UNSC take on ICTR transfers; a gesture delayed but appreciated

The announcement over the weekend by a top UN Security Council diplomat that he was disappointed at the complacency of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), in the transfer of cases to Rwanda has come a bit late but is well appreciated. This dissatisfaction was expressed by John Sawers, the British ambassador to the United Nations, who headed the high level delegation that visited on Sunday. The fact that Rwanda, in its meagre budget managed to make the requisite preparations, with close watch by ICTR officials, to accommodate the trials, but nothing has been done shows something is wrong with the court.