More than three decades after one of the twentieth century's most devastating atrocities, the long arc of justice has reached a quiet corner of north London. A 65-year-old man, Dr Vincent Brown, has become the first person in British history to face prosecution for crimes connected to the 1994 Rwandan genocide — charged with directing and inciting murder and genocide in Kigali's Rugenge district during 100 days that claimed an estimated 800,000 lives. The case, the product of a seven-year Metropolitan Police investigation, signals that the United Kingdom is no longer content to be a passive by
UK charges first person over 1994 Rwanda genocide
An estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide over 100 days.