The concerns and recommendations in this report are based in part on the observations of Amnesty International trial observers who were present in Rwanda at the end of December 1996, in January 1997 and in early February 1997, and in part on Amnesty International’s continuing close monitoring of the progress of trials in the broader context of the overall human rights situation in Rwanda. Anmesty International states that there are numerous international standards which spell out the right to fair trial, including the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.