Laïty Kama (born 1939 in Dakar - 6 May 2001), was a Senegalese lawyer of Serer heritage and the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
[10] As an expert on International Criminal Law, Kama represented Africa in the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention which was established by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Since his membership of the Senegalese delegation to the United Nations Commission of Human Rights in Geneva from 1983 to 1990, he actively participated in the negotiations of the Convention against torture, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
[12] In mid-April 2001, Kama fell ill and was hospitalized in Nairobi (Kenya) where he was reported to have "received treatment for respiratory and heart problems".
On his death, The United Nations' flag was flown at half-mast outside the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).