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Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa sentenced to life imprisonment in Belgium for his involvement in the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.
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Belgium: life sentence, notably for rape, for a Rwandan

Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa was given a life sentence by the Brussels Assize Court on Thursday night. The 66-year-old former militiaman, tried under universal jurisdiction, was found guilty of dozens of murders and rapes committed in his country during the 1994 genocide. His co-defendant, Pierre Basabosé, who was also found guilty but suffers from senile dementia, […]
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