A Rwandan militia leader found guilty of crimes against humanity in Canada's first war crimes trial for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Desire Munyaneza, 42, had been found guilty earlier this year of seven counts of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity for the rape, murder and torture of ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian court Thursday sentenced a Rwandan man to life in prison after he was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said. Desire Munyaneza was convicted in a Quebec court in May, becoming the first person to be found guilty under Canada ...

A Rwandan man who was the first person convicted under a law allowing people in Canada to be tried for war crimes committed abroad has been sentenced to life in prison. Desire Munyaneza, 42, was found guilty in May of seven charges, including genocide, crimes ...

Canadian prosecutors Tuesday called for a Rwandan militia leader to be sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and genocide committed during the massacres in Rwanda in 1994. Desire Munyaneza, 42, was found guilty in May of seven counts arising out of the upheaval which wracked his country, in Canada's first war crimes trial. "I can only stress the ...