# What led to the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

https://mins.news/en/item/69520

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 19:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/22/what-led-to-the-1994-tutsi-genocide-in-rwanda?traffic_source=rss

> A British doctor accused of killing people during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide against the Tutsi has been charged, becoming the first UK citizen to face a genocide-related offence. Al Jazeera visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial to examine what led to one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history.

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