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News Sport Weather World Service Languages Low Graphics version | Change edition About BBC News | Feedback | Help News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science/Nature Technology Entertainment ----------------- Have Your Say In Pictures Week at a Glance Country Profiles In Depth Programmes LANGUAGES MORE > Last Updated: Friday, 9 July, 2004, 11:15 GMT 12:15 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Ex-minister loses genocide appeal Some 800,000 people were killed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 A former Rwandan information minister has lost his appeal against a life sentence for his role in the genocide. Eliezer Niyitegeka was originally accused of taking part in two horrific acts during the 1994 slaughter of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Prosecutors said he had ordered the beheading and castration of a Tutsi businessman and impaled a woman on a wooden stake and left her for two days. The judge said that Niyitegeka would spend the rest of his life in prison. There is no possibility of parole of time off for good behaviour, reports the AP news agency. He had appealed on 53 grounds but they were all rejected by judge Theodor Meron. Handing down the original sentence, South African judge Navanethem Pillay said: "Mr Niyitegeka organised the genocide, incited people to commit it and himself massacred Tutsis in the hills of Bisesero." "As a minister, he was committed to upholding the constitution but instead he violated it" by taking part in the genocide, the prosecution said. Eight years after being set up, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in Arusha, Tanzania, has convicted 22 people of genocide - six of whom are serving their sentences in Mali. Eleven others have appealed. E-mail this to a friend Printable version LINKS TO MORE AFRICA STORIES SelectSudan and Chad agree Darfur movesFund projects 'missing targets'Botswana bushmen seek redressCongo excluded from diamond tradeEx-minister loses genocide appealNew body for Kenya footballAids drugs aim 'will not be met'Togo exile granted travel permitSierra Leone star diesItaly urged to let migrants landAnnan urges calm reform in KenyaClashes near DR Congo gold mineLibya 'threat' on terror suspect'Cocaine ship' seized in TogoNigerian police battle airmenZimbabwe's harvest 'insufficient'SA to host Africa's parliamentPolice shoot Kenyan protestersZimbabwe bishop slams leadersDo you have Aids fatigue?Tourists discover Mozambique beautyA mobile vision for AfricaDo you have a story to tell?Programmes and schedules  KEY STORIES Rwanda ceremonies in pictures Genocide victims remembered Rwanda marks anniversary Genocide 'failure' berated UN chief's genocide regret FEATURES AND ANALYSIS Still divided The BBC's Rob Walker reports on the long process of reconciliation Return to Nyarubuye Killer: 'Taken over by Satan' Survivor: 'Living among the dead' IN PICTURES One hundred days The story of the 1994 genocide in sound and pictures BACKGROUND How the genocide happened Q&A: A long search for justice HAVE YOUR SAY What lessons learnt? WATCH/LISTEN Key reports In depth: Rwanda genocide Panorama website RELATED BBC LINKS: BBC Network Africa BBC Focus on Africa RELATED INTERNET LINKS: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Rwandan Government Ibuka Genocide Survivors The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites TOP AFRICA STORIES NOW Sudan and Chad agree Darfur moves Fund projects 'missing targets' Botswana bushmen seek redress Congo excluded from diamond trade News alerts | E-mail services | Desktop ticker | Mobiles/PDAs Back to top ^^ News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East | South Asia UK | Business | Entertainment | Science/Nature | Technology | Health Have Your Say | In Pictures | Week at a Glance | Country Profiles | In Depth | Programmes BBC Homepage >> | BBC Sport >> | BBC Weather >> | BBC World Service >> About BBC News | Help | Feedback | News sources | Privacy & Cookies Policy | About the BBC

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