In a Paris court, the haunting memories of the 1994 Rwandan genocide emerged as witnesses testified about the atrocities. Angélique Uwamahoro, who was 13 during the massacre, recounted her harrowing experience of walking through masses of bodies to survive. She appeared in court seeking justice for her murdered family members and the 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus killed, accusing Eugène Rwamucyo—a 65-year-old former doctor—of complicity in the genocide and crimes against humanity.
Rwamucyo denies the charges, including allegations of spreading anti-Tutsi propaganda and overseeing mass grave burials. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment. Survivor testimonies have been both gripping and graphic. On Monday, Immaculée Mukampunga detailed attacks on Tutsi civilians with brutal precision, describing how her survival relied on hiding her children beneath corpses. Another survivor, Antoine Ndorimana, testified about his family's hiding place becoming a death trap when it was discovered: "Those with machetes and clubs started hitting people. Some slit their ankles, others their throat."
The defense argued Rwamucyo's involvement in burying the dead stemmed solely from hygiene concerns. This trial marks the seventh genocide-related case in Paris courts in the past decade, involving eight Rwandan nationals. Last December, another doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, was found guilty of similar crimes and received a 24-year sentence, which he is currently appealing. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)
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