Amnesty International [AI] is making an urgent appeal to Italy to fulfil its international obligations and immediately arrest a Rwandese citizen who has reportedly been indicted by the ICTR to ensure that the accused person does not flee.

A Rwandan priest wanted by a UN war crimes tribunal to face charges of genocide is in hiding in Italy.

A former Rwandan mayor, who was last month acquitted of involvement in the 1994 genocide, is still being held in prison by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania.

In an embarrassing blow to the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, four of its defence investigators have been found to be suspects in the 1994 genocide.

Rwanda has hailed the arrest of more genocide suspects in three European countries. On Thursday, three suspects - including a former minister - were arrested in Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Rwandan Justice Minister Jean de Dieu Mucyo called on the entire world to cooperate with the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the Rwanda News Agency (RNA) reported.