The location where troops and militia were incited to carry out rape during the Rwandan genocide.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, first woman convicted of genocide and genocidal rape by the ICTR, during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Nyiramasuhuko in court at the beginning of her trial at the ICTR.

Scene from the Rwandan genocide during which Nyiramasuhuko committed her crimes.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda where Nyiramasuhuko was tried and convicted.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko was a Rwandan politician who served as the Minister for Family Welfare and the Advancement of Women. She was tried and convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for inciting troops and militia to carry out rape during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This makes her the first woman to be convicted of genocide by the ICTR and the first woman ever to be convicted of genocidal rape. In June 2011, she was sentenced to life imprisonment on seven charges.

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Pauline Nyiramasuhuko