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Philippe Hategekimana

The credibility of witnesses was at the heart of the Hategekimana trial. Accused of genocide in Rwanda, he was on trial in France. Verdict: life imprisonment.
Hategekimana proves classic Rwandan case
29 June 2023 by Lena Bjurström
A French court on June 28 sentenced former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana to life in jail for genocide and crimes against humanity. In the final days of this trial, where testimony was central, the prosecution and defence [...]
Genocide in Rwanda - Drawing showing Philippe Hategekimana at his trial in Paris. Philippe Hategekimana makes final statement, then goes silent
23 June 2023 by Lena Bjurström
Former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana, on trial in Paris for genocide and crimes against humanity, briefly restated his position before his final questioning. Yes, he said, the Tutsi genocide took place in Rwanda in 1994. [...]
The children of genocide in Rwanda - Hategekimana trial / France Manier in France I was 10 years old in Rwanda in 1994 and now a prosecution witness
20 June 2023 by Lena Bjurström
A dozen people who were under 15 in 1994 have testified at the genocide trial of former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana before a Paris court. With frozen scenes, lost details and distorted time, they recount the chaos and m [...]
Genocide in Rwanda - At the Hategekimana trial in Paris (France), Rwandan priest Hormisdas Nsengimana was called as a witness. Controversial priest dodges in Hategekimana trial
26 May 2023 by Lena Bjurström
Rwandan priest Hormisdas Nsengimana was heard on 22 May at the trial of former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana. Accused himself of genocide and crimes against humanity, the cleric was acquitted in 2009 by the UN tribunal fo [...]
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Philippe Hategekimana (or Philippe Manier / former Rwandan gendarme) at his trial in Paris, France.
25 May 2023 by Lena Bjurström
Hategekimana trial: former Rwandan soldiers have memory gaps Since May 10, former colleagues and superiors of Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana (or Philippe Manier) have testified in his trial. Between accusations, personal grudges and cautious recollections, these soldiers have not sh [...]
Genocide in Rwanda - Trial in France of ex-gendarme Philippe Manier (formerly Philippe Hategekimana)
12 May 2023 by Lena Bjurström
Genocide in Rwanda: the multiple lives of a gendarmerie officer on trial in Paris This is the fifth Rwandan universal jurisdiction trial to open in France. Philippe Hategekimana, former chief warrant officer of the Nyanza gendarmerie in southern Rwanda, has been on trial since May 10 before the Paris Court of A [...]