SexViolHist Bib: Real Cases: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko Case

»Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (born 1 April 1946) is a Rwandan politician who was the Minister for Family Welfare and the Advancement of Women. She was convicted of having incited troops and militia to carry out rape during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. She was tried for genocide and incitement to rape as part of the "Butare Group" at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania. In June 2011, she was convicted of seven charges and sentenced to life imprisonment. Nyiramasuhuko is the first woman to be convicted of genocide by the ICTR, and the first woman to be convicted of genocidal rape.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: African History: Rwandan History

III. Topical Index: Prosecution: Trials: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | Types: Genocidal Rape: Rwandan Genocide

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Keyse, Rhian E. »‘A very sensitive Rwandan woman’: Sexual violence, history, and gendered narratives in the trial of Pauline Nyiramasuhuko at the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda, 2001-2011.« Women's History Review 32 (2023): 1015-1039.

[Info] Smith, Sydney L. »Beyond the Weapon of War: Rethinking Gendered Narratives of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence.« Journal of Public and International Affairs (April 23, 2025).

II. Speaker Index