One of the four most wanted men for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, was handed over to officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Tuesday by Uganda. Mr. Nizeyimana has been on the run from international justice for the past nine years. He is believed to have been hiding with Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the last nine years. Uganda officials were able to track him down in Uganda's capital after he crossed the Congo - Uganda border with a fake ID. Many African nations are celebrating such a rare arrest, but the rest of the international community has yet to respond. Nizeyimana is believed to have order the execution of the Tutsi Queen of Rwanda, and also has been accused of be responsible for thousands of deaths in the south, where he earned the name "Butcher of Butare." The ICTR has accused Mr. Nizeyimana of five different counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. This is good news for Africa because it shows that the continent is serious when it says that it wants to track down those who commit genocide and punish them under international laws. Hopefully this is one step closer to a future where Africa is a developed peaceful part of the world.
By: William Miller
Source: Christian Science Monitor
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