1994 genocide

Félicien Kabuga, a 91-year-old Rwandan suspect accused of encouraging and bankrolling the 1994 genocide, has died in custody in The Hague, Netherlands. His trial, which began in 2022, was nearing its conclusion nearly three decades after the 100-day period of mass killings targeting Rwanda's Tutsi minority. Kabuga was declared unfit to stand trial three years prior to his death. The 1994 genocide resulted in the deaths of an estimated 800,000 people, primarily Tutsis. Kabuga's arrest in 2020 after decades on the run was a significant development in the pursuit of justice for the genocide. His death in custody, while awaiting judgment, highlights the long and complex process of accountability for those accused of orchestrating such atrocities.