# First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

https://mins.news/en/item/67659

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 16:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr2092216nywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The UK has charged 65-year-old Rwandan national Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, with seven offences linked to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was the first time such charges had been brought in the UK. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

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