The Nyarubuye massacre was the killing of an estimated 20,000 civilians on April 15, 1994 at the Nyarubuye Roman Catholic Church
The massacre was part of the April–July 1994 Rwandan genocide in which up to 1,000,000 people died. She was also featured in the Frontline documentary "Ghosts of Rwanda"
which was broadcast in 2004, marking the 10th anniversary of the massacre.
The church and houses of the nuns and priest where the victims took refuge are home to the Nyarubuye Genocide Memorial Site.
Trial and convictions
On 3 December 2003 a Rwandan court in Rukira, Kibungo found 18 people guilty of genocide crimes. Gitera Rwamuhizi, a leader of the group responsible for the killings, was sentenced to life imprisonment, and after pleading guilty the sentence was dropped to 25 years. The rest were sentenced to terms ranging from 7 to 16 years.
The mayor of Rusumo, Sylvestre Gacumbitsi, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity (for rape and extermination) by the trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2004, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
See also
- List of massacres in Rwanda
References
External links
- "Ghosts of Rwanda" script, Frontline episode initially broadcast on the Public Broadcasting Service on 1 April 2004