CPCR – Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda Pour que justice soit faite
From June 9 to July 17, 2026, at the Assize Court in Paris
Eugène Rwamucyo was sentenced in a first instance trial to 27 years imprisonment by the Paris Assize Court following a month-long trial from October 1 to October 30, 2024. He was found guilty of complicity to genocide and conspiracy with intention to prepare genocide, as well as complicity in crimes against humanity and conspiracy to prepare such crimes. However, he was acquitted of the charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. He appealed this sentence through his lawyers.
Dr. Eugène Rwamucyo was the subject of a complaint filed by the CPCR on April 23, 2007. In 1994, Dr. Rwamucyo was the director of the University Center for Public Health in Butare (CUSP).
