Justice a long in coming

Col. Theoneste Bagasora, the main organizer behind the 1994 slaughter of more than 500,000 people in Rwanda, was convicted of genocide 12/17/08 and sentenced to life in prison. He was found guilty of crimes against humanity. The court said he used his position as the former director of Rwanda's Ministry of Defense to direct Hutu soldiers to kill Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
His conviction was welcomed by genocide survivors, who still live uneasily among perpetrators in Rwanda's green hills nearly 15 years later. Bagosora also was found responsible for the deaths of former Rwandan Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, a moderate Hutu, and 10 Belgian peacekeepers who tried to protect her as she was killed at the outset of the genocide. At the time of the genocide, Bagasora was the second-highest ranking official in the defense department. (Associated Press)