Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6136192.stm
Theophister Mukakibibi was jailed by a traditional Rwandan court for helping ethnic Hutu militiamen kill Tutsis hiding in a hospital where she worked.
Mukakibibi is the first nun sentenced by a Rwandan court for crimes committed during the genocide.
Two other Catholic nuns were found guilty by a Belgian court in 2001, and male priests have also faced trial.
Theophister Mukakibibi worked at the National University Hospital in the town of Butare during the genocide.
Theophister Mukakibibi was jailed by a traditional Rwandan court for helping ethnic Hutu militiamen kill Tutsis hiding in a hospital where she worked.
Mukakibibi is the first nun sentenced by a Rwandan court for crimes committed during the genocide.
Two other Catholic nuns were found guilty by a Belgian court in 2001, and male priests have also faced trial.
Theophister Mukakibibi worked at the National University Hospital in the town of Butare during the genocide.
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