- Theophister Mukakibibi
Sister Theophister (also spelled "Theopister") Mukakibibi is a
Rwanda nnun convicted by aGacaca court ofgenocide for her actions in theRwandan Genocide in 1994 [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/10/africa/AF_GEN_Rwanda_Genocide.php] . OnNovember 9 2006 , she was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for helpingHutu militia kill hundreds ofTutsi who had sought refuge in the hospital atButare .The court found that she had expelled from the hospital Tutsi individuals who were hiding there and had denied food to those seeking refuge in the hospital. Mukakibibi claimed she was innocent of the charges. She was the first nun to be convicted by a Gacaca court, though two other nuns (
Consolata Mukangango /Sister Gertrude andJulienne Mukabutera /Sister Maria Kisito) had previously been convicted by Belgian courts. Her conviction raised further questions about the complicity of religious leaders in the Rwandan genocide.
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