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Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role

Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Thirty-two years on, young Rwandans reflect on progress, pain and hopelist 2 of 3Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsilist 3 of 3Amputee football grows in Rwanda, fostering unity and resilienceend of listJudges called his conduct a “significant lack of respect for human dignitiy and for human life,” and said that only a life sentence would serve justice “to the immense suffering that has been inflicted on the victims and the bereaved families”.

A Dutch court has sentenced a Rwandan man to life in prison for his role in the murder of thousands during the 1994 genocide in the Central African country.

The Hague district court found Eugene N guilty of war crimes and genocide on Friday, and issued the sentence.

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