Rwandan ambassador to the United Kingdom Johnston Busingye has sharply criticized the UK for being the only Western country still harboring individuals suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, allowing them to live freely without facing justice.
Speaking at the 32nd commemoration of the genocide, organized by the Rwandan embassy in London, Busingye said decades after the killings, some perpetrators continue to evade accountability.
“Even today, six or seven people suspected of genocide live here in the United Kingdom,” he said, noting that survivors have identified them and their locations are known, yet efforts to repatriate or prosecute them have repeatedly failed.
Busingye contrasted the UK with other nations, including France, Germany, the United States, Canada, and African countries like Uganda and Malawi, which have made significant progress in bringing genocide suspects to justice.
He emphasized that the UK’s inaction prolongs the suffering of survivors and denies justice to the thousands of widows, orphans, and victims left in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide.
