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United Kingdom·Human Rights

First Rwanda genocide charges brought in UK against former doctor

Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 06:25 · 1 min read

Dr Vincent Brown (formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya), a 65-year-old Rwandan man living in north London, has become the first person charged in the United Kingdom with offences relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed over 100 days. Brown faces one charge of conduct ancillary to genocide and six charges of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity, with prosecutors alleging he directed and incited killings carried out by others in the Rugenge district of Kigali. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday following a seven-year Metropolitan Police investigation, with authorities stressing that the UK will not serve as a safe haven for those suspected of committing international crimes.

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BBC World — First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide ↗︎
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