United Nations Security Council Resolution 1241

UN Security Council Resolution 1241
Skulls of the victims of the Rwandan Genocide
Date	19 May 1999
Meeting no.	4,006
Code	S/RES/1241 (Document)
Subject	The International Tribunal for Rwanda
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russian Federation  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Bahrain  Brazil  Canada  Gabon  Gambia  Malaysia  Namibia  Netherlands  Slovenia

United Nations Security Council resolution 1241, adopted unanimously on 19 May 1999, after noting a letter to the President of the Security Council from the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the Council endorsed a recommendation of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan that judge Lennart Aspegren complete the Georges Rutaganda and Alfred Musema cases which had begun before the expiry of his term of office.^[1]

Both cases were set to be completed by 31 January 2000. Aspegren's term of office was due to end on 24 May 1999 while both cases were still in proceedings in Chamber I of the ICTR.^[1]

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)
• Rwandan Genocide
• United Nations Observer Mission Uganda–Rwanda

References

1. "Security Council endorses recommendation that Rwanda tribunal judge Aspergen finish Rutaganda and Musema cases before expiry of his term of office". United Nations. 19 May 1999.

External links

• Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org