First woman charged with genocide, incitement to rape in Rwanda

A FORMER Rwandan women’s empowerment minister has become the first woman to be found guilty of genocide and incitement to rape by an international tribunal.

Judges at the UN court for Rwanda sentenced Pauline Nyiramasuhuko to life in prison for genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and rape.

“For these crimes, and considering all relevant circumstances, the chamber sentences you, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, to life imprisonment,” presiding judge William Hussein Sekule declared.