EU urged to try 37 Rwanda genocide suspects living in Europe
BRUSSELS -- European countries should put on trial 37 suspects of the 1994 Rwandan genocide who are living in Europe, human rights groups said on Tuesday.
They accused major European governments including France and Belgium of giving the suspects safe haven.
Speaking ahead of the 13th anniversary of the genocide, when 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus were butchered in 100 days of state-sponsored killings, rights group REDRESS and the International Federation for Human Rights said delays in putting suspects on trial were inexcusable.
"Thirteen years after the Rwandan genocide, it is unacceptable that perpetrators continue to live freely in Europe," they said.
Suspects were living in Belgium, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway, the groups said.
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They accused major European governments including France and Belgium of giving the suspects safe haven.
Speaking ahead of the 13th anniversary of the genocide, when 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus were butchered in 100 days of state-sponsored killings, rights group REDRESS and the International Federation for Human Rights said delays in putting suspects on trial were inexcusable.
"Thirteen years after the Rwandan genocide, it is unacceptable that perpetrators continue to live freely in Europe," they said.
Suspects were living in Belgium, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway, the groups said.