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Jean-Paul Akayesu genocide trial (Rwanda)
The UN Rwanda tribunal convicted former Taba mayor Jean-Paul Akayesu of genocide and crimes against humanity in a landmark 1998 judgment.
What the record says
The tribunal case page records a life sentence affirmed on appeal in 2001. This entry concerns Akayesu's case, not every crime committed during the 1994 genocide.
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