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Rwanda: Ex-minister guilty of genocide, rape

A former Rwandan women's minister has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the genocide and the rape of Tutsi women and girls.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, 65, is the first woman convicted by the UN-backed tribunal for the Rwanda genocide.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, a former Rwandan cabinet minister has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the genocide and the rape of Tutsi women and girls. She forced people to undress before they were loaded onto trucks. Photo: BBC

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