UK Rwanda genocide criminal charges 2026
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Doctor appears in UK court to face Rwanda genocide charges
Dr Vincent Brown faces a charge of conduct ancillary to genocide and six offences of conduct ancillary to murder, as a crime against humanity.
The charges against Brown relate to an alleged slaughter in the Rugenge district of Kigali between 6 April and 13 April in 1994.
The case was passed to the Old Bailey for a hearing on 9 October.
Explainer on the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda
The British doctor is the first UK citizen charged with a genocide-related offence.
A British doctor has been accused of killing people during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Al Jazeera's Marah Rayan went to the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
UK brings first charges over 1994 Rwanda genocide
An estimated 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis, were killed in 100 days during the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Vincent Brown lives in London and is believed to have entered the UK as an asylum seeker in 1998.
Vincent Brown, a 65-year-old doctor formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, was charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide.