Sept. 2, 1998: An international court finds Jean-Paul Akayesu guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity

Thursday 2 September 2010

After the Rwandan genocide of 1994, the United Nations established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to try responsible parties under international law. On Sept. 2, 1998, Jean-Paul Akayesu was found guilty of nine counts of genocide and war-related crimes against the Tutsi ethnic group. Akayesu was sentenced to life in prison for his role in inciting the systematic torture, rape and killing of several hundred thousand Tutsis.