Man charged over Rwanda genocide in first for U.K.

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Man charged over Rwanda genocide in first for U.K.

Vincent Brown stands accused of aiding in genocide and crimes against humanity during the paroxysm of violence in his native country in 1994, charges he denies.

September 22, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. EDTToday at 3:06 p.m. EDT

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*Vincent Brown denied the allegations in an appearance Tuesday before a London magistrate’s court. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)*

By Rael Ombuor

British prosecutors charged a British man of Rwandan origin Tuesday with crimes linked to the Rwanda genocide, in a first for U.K. courts.

Vincent Brown, 65, who British police say was known previously as Vincent Bajinya, originally of Kigali, Rwanda, stands accused of aiding in genocide and crimes against humanity, amid the paroxysm of violence that tore the country apart in 1994, drawing global horror.

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