First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

Summarised from 6 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 02:56 · Archive

Dr Vincent Brown, 65, has been charged in the UK over alleged offences connected to the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, has become the first person charged in the UK over crimes linked to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. He is accused of directing and inciting acts of murder and genocide in Kigali during April 1994. The charges follow a seven-year investigation by the Counter Terrorism Policing War Crimes Team.

How it is being reported

• Doctor is accused of 'leading' murders of six people including a young woman and her baby during 1994 Rwanda genocide in first case of its kind in UKDr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, is accused of being a 'leader' or 'supervisor' of violent acts allegedly carried out by other people during the bloodshed.Daily Mail · 22 Sept, 21:46
• Ex-Rwandan official appears at UK trial over 1994 genocideProsecutors allege Vincent Brown incited and directed acts of violence during the early days of the Rwandan genocide.Al Jazeera · 22 Sept, 15:28
• Rwanda genocide charges brought against London man accused of slaughtering mum and baby sonDr Vincent Brown, of Islington, is accused of directing and encouraging massacres in Rwanda in which 800,000 people were killedThe Mirror · 22 Sept, 12:52
• Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UKDr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.BBC World · 22 Sept, 12:25
• UK prosecutors charge first person for Rwanda genocideVincent Brown is 'alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others'.Al Jazeera · 21 Sept, 20:48
• First UK charges over 1994 Rwandan genocide as 65-year-old man accused of helping kill TutsiA 65-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to face criminal charges over alleged offences connected to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Dr Vincent Brown, also known as Bajinya, of Islington, London, was arrested and charged this afternoon following a seven-year investigation by the Counter Terrorism Policing War Crimes Team. The charges concern alleged conduct in Kigali during April 1994, when hundreds of thousands of people were killed during the genocide against the Tutsi. The investigation began in September 2019, after the Rwandan government formally asked UK…GB News · 21 Sept, 20:20
• Rwandan man Dr Vincent Brown charged in UK with genocide in the first case of its kindDr Vincent Brown, 65, who lives in Islington, north London, is due to appear in court in London after a seven year investigation resulted in him being charged with murder and genocide offencesThe Mirror · 21 Sept, 18:54
• Rwandan man charged with crimes linked to 1994 genocide in first case brought in UKDr Vincent Brown will appear at Westminster magistrates court charged with seven offences A man has been charged with crimes linked to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in the first case of its kind to be brought in the UK. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, who used to live in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda but now lives in Islington, north London, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday charged with seven offences. Continue reading...The Guardian · 21 Sept, 18:38
• First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocideDr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.BBC News · 21 Sept, 17:33

In this story: Dr Vincent Brown · Rwanda · Kigali · Islington · Westminster Magistrates' Court · Counter Terrorism Policing War Crimes Team

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