United Nations Security Council Resolution 1705

UN Security Council
Resolution 1705
UN Security Council; Resolution 1705
	ICTR in Kigali, Rwanda
Date	29 August 2006
Meeting no.	5,518
Code	S/RES/1705 (Document)
Subject	The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Rep. of the Congo; Denmark; Ghana; Greece; Japan; Peru; Qatar; Slovakia; Tanzania;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1705, adopted unanimously on August 29, 2006, after noting a letter from the President of the Security Council, the Council extended the term of Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).^[1]

The extension permitted Judge Bossa to complete the Butare case, beyond the expiry of her term of office on June 24, 2007.

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