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Conflict● LowSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 PM

Man charged over Rwanda genocide in first for U.K.

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Washington Post World · Sub-Saharan Africa

Vincent Brown stands accused of aiding in genocide and crimes against humanity during the paroxysm of violence in his native country in 1994, charges he denies.

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