Rwandan defense minister apologizes for 1994 genocide News
Rwandan defense minister apologizes for 1994 genocide

[JURIST] Rwandan Defense Minister General Marcel Gatsinzi apologized Thursday before a Gacaca court [Wikipedia backgrounder] for taking part in the country's 1994 genocide [BBC backgrounder]. Minister Gatsinzi is the first high-ranking official to request a pardon for his role in the genocidal regime amidst accusations by survivors claiming he provided arms to support the militias. Rwandan President Paul Kagame [official website] has requested that all governmental officials implicated in the genocide give testimonies before the Gacaca court. Xinhuanet has more.

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South Africa becomes first country on continent to legalize same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriages became legal in South Africa on November 30, 2006 as the country's Civil Union Act, 2006 went into effect, making South Africa the only country on the African continent to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the Civil Union Act, 2006.