Genocide

On the first of two days of legal arguments at the International Court of Justice, South Africa's Justice Minister presented his country's case against Israel whom they accuse of genocide in its war in Gaza. Justice Minister Ronald…

South Africa has filed a case against Israel for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice on Friday. According to the application submitted by South Africa, “acts and omissions by Israel, are…

A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide. Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to…

A Rwandan former gynaecologist went on trial in France on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France's…

A Rwandan former police officer, Fulgence Kayishema, accused of playing a major role in the genocide in Rwanda and arrested last month near Cape Town after 22 years on the run, is to seek asylum in South Africa, his lawyer announced. "My…

Fulgence Kayishema appeared for a second time before a court, in Cape Town, South Africa. The former police officer is one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide and is suspected of orchestrating the killing of some 2,000…

Rwanda commemorates the the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. This morning, as every year, an official ceremony, organized at the Gisozi National Memorial in Kigali, marks the beginning of the 100 days of…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged countries to take concrete steps to protect minorities and other communities at risk of genocide, in wake of rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide. 

Namibia wants Germany back at the negotiating table to discuss the genocide agreement reached last year between the two governments. "Technical committees of Namibia and Germany discussed the issue and proposed that amendments be made to…

28 years ago, the civil war in Rwanda erupted, a conflict that caused the death of more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in just 100 days. This year, the African Union chose the theme 'Remember-Unite-Renew' and reaffirmed its…