Rwanda: Activists Want French Court to Uphold Life Sentence for Two Genocide Convicts

The life sentence given to two Rwandan Genocide convicts by a French court in 2016 should be upheld for justice to prevail for both the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and the survivors who want to see justice done.

The appeal case of Octavian Ngenzi and Tito Barahira, who were successive mayors (bourgmestres) of then Kabarondo Commune which is part of the current Kayonza District, is set to start today, May 2, as they challenge the life sentence before the Paris Cour d'Assises.

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