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	Canada convicts Rwandan of genocide

tabsey

5-23-2009 5:51 AM

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tabsey says:

The UN estimates that more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus died in the genocide.
This case is obviously clear cut, but I wonder at countries being able to do this. I thought we had a world Court for this sort of crime.

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