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British prosecutors have charged Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, with seven offences related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday in what is being described as the first such prosecution brought in the UK over the genocide. The case marks a significant step in international efforts to pursue accountability for the 1994 genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed over roughly 100 days. The prosecution reflects ongoing efforts by countries with universal jurisdiction laws to bring genocide-era suspects living abroad to justice decades after the atrocities occurred.