The Dutch and Rwandan government work together to persecute Rwandans living in the Netherlands and who are accused of participating in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. But what if accusations seem to be politically or economically motivated? And what if it seems there is no perspective of a fair trial in Rwanda?

Around 30 Rwandans living in the Netherlands are accused of participating in the genocide of 1994. The Netherlands appears to cooperate with Rwanda by pushing towards extradition or eviction. What could be behind this cooperation between The Netherlands and Rwanda?

About the speakers

With a.o. Joris van Wijk (associate professor criminology, Vrije Universiteit, genocide-law specialist,Marieke van Eik (Prakken d’Oliveira, lawyer, migration specialist), and Victor Kwihangana (son of one of the accused Rwandans).

About this program

This program is organized by the Hague Peace Projects. It is the mission of the Hague Peace Projects to contribute to peaceful solutions to (armed) conflicts by bringing diaspora groups in the Netherlands from conflict areas together, to contribute to the knowledge of the root causes of conflict and its possible solutions.