London, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - First charges brought in UK for Rwanda genocide

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2026-09-21

Prosecutors said Monday they had brought the first-ever charges in the UK against a man for his alleged role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, after a complex seven-year investigation. Vincent Brown, 65, was arrested and charged on Monday with one count of being an ancillary to genocide and six offences of aiding crimes against humanity in Rwanda, prosecutors and the London police said. "He is alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and ge......

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