September 2, 1998: Jean-Paul Akayesu Convicted of Genocide

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🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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For the first time in history, an international court convicted someone of genocide when Jean-Paul Akayesu was found guilty on 9 of 15 counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, September 2nd, 2021.
0:06.7	On this day in 1998, Jean-Paul Akayezu was convicted for his role in the Rwandan genocide.
0:15.1	This moment marked the first time in history that an international court convicted someone
0:20.7	of genocide.
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