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Dutch Court: Woman Incited Genocide in Rwanda

The Associated Press

A Dutch court has convicted a Rwandan-born Dutch woman of inciting genocide in Rwanda's 1994 mass murders of ethnic Tutsis by members of the Hutu tribe, the first conviction of a Dutch citizen for the crime.

Somalia / United States

Five Somalis Convicted of Piracy in USS Ashland Attack

The Associated Press

Five Somalis Convicted of Piracy in USS Ashland Attack
Five Somali men were convicted of piracy Wednesday for the 2010 attack on the USS Ashland off the coast of Africa. Each faces a mandatory life sentence plus additional time for related charges.

Rwanda / United States

Rwandan Accused of Genocide Is Convicted of Immigration Fraud

The National Law Journal

Rwandan Accused of Genocide Is Convicted of Immigration Fraud
A New Hampshire woman who emigrated from Rwanda in 1998 was stripped of her citizenship by a federal judge Thursday after a jury found her guilty of lying on immigration forms about her affiliation with the political party that led the central African nation's 1994 genocide. Beatrice Munyenyezi faces up to 10 years in prison.

Côte d'Ivoire / Human Rights / International Courts

Former Ivory Coast President Faces Charges at ICC

The Associated Press

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should stand trial for his alleged involvement in post-election violence that plunged his country into bloody chaos in 2010, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Tuesday.

Somalia

Somali Court Sentences Rape Victim, Reporter to Prison Terms

The Associated Press

A Mogadishu court has sentenced to one year in prison a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a reporter who interviewed her. The court decided the woman's claims were false and had insulted the government.

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