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Rwandan Genocide News

(Aug. 23) -- As many as 200 women were systematically gang-raped by Rwandan and Congolese rebels over a four-day period last month less than 20 miles from a U.N. peacekeeping base in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations and aid groups... Rwanda Frees US Lawyer Held for Denying Genocide By Terence NeilanJun 18th 2010 – 3:37PM Adam Scott, AP (June 18) -- A U.S. lawyer arrested in Rwanda on charges of denying the 1994 wave of genocide in the country has been released on bail on grounds of ill health.But although Peter Erlinder of Minnesota is free to go home, the case against him technically still stands."We are very happy about it; the bail was given...12932863801324661295365080825289}

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As Many as 200 Women, Babies Gang-Raped in Congo

Aug 23rd 2010 – 9:18PM

.article .writerProfile a img{display:none;} (Aug. 23) -- As many as 200 women were systematically gang-raped by Rwandan and Congolese rebels over a four-day period last month less than 20 miles from a U.N. peacekeeping base in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations and aid groups...

Rwanda Frees US Lawyer Held for Denying Genocide

By Terence NeilanJun 18th 2010 – 3:37PM
Adam Scott, AP

Adam Scott, AP

(June 18) -- A U.S. lawyer arrested in Rwanda on charges of denying the 1994 wave of genocide in the country has been released on bail on grounds of ill health. But although Peter Erlinder of Minnesota is free to go home, the case against him technically still stands. "We are very happy about it; the bail was given...

Background on Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda.

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