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Conflict● ElevatedAug 28 · Aug 28, 2026, 10:56 AM

Dutch court jails man for life over role in Rwanda genocide

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · Sub-Saharan Africa

A Dutch court on Friday handed a life sentence to a 66-year-old man for his role in the massacre of 3,000 Tutsis during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. During the violence that took place in April 1994, terrified victims sought refuge in a football stadium in Mbazi, southern Rwanda, only to be systematically slaughtered. The judge said that the man, identified as Eugene N., prevented Tutsis from escaping the stadium and threw a grenade into the crowd. The court said he was also involved in attacks...

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