Desire Munyaneza and Quebec Court of Appeal

Quebec Court of Appeal: The Quebec Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has upheld the conviction against Rwandan war criminal Desire Munyaneza, according to Times Colonist. He was found guilty in May 2009 of several charges relating to rape and civilian massacres in Rwanda and later sentenced to the maximum life in prison and The first person ever found guilty under Canada war-crimes legislation has failed in an attempt to have his conviction overturned. Munyaneza trial heard he raped women, participated in the slaughter of hundreds of people inside a church and used sticks to beat children tied up in sacks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.