Pauline Nyiramasuhuko
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Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is an ex-minister for family and women's affairs in Rwanda who is suspected of having incited troops and militia to rape thousands of women. In particular she is credited with having orchestrated a trap in the village of Butare, where she promised besieged residents food and shelter in a local stadium; upon their arrival refugees where raped, tortured, and killed (Zimbardo 2007, p. 13). Nyiramasuhuko is said to have told militiamen "before you kill the women, you need to rape them" (Zimbardo 2007, p. 13). In this incident Nyiramasuhuko allegedly ordered that a group of 70 women and girls be raped and then set afire (Zimbardo 2007, p. 13). She is currently on trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
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- Rwanda woman defends rape charge
- Zimbardo, Philip. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Random House: NY. 2007.
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