Bank of France Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Role in 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Bank of France Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Role in 1994 Rwandan Genocide

The Bank of France is under scrutiny following a legal complaint filed in Paris on December 4, accusing the institution of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Represented by the Collective of Civil Parties for Rwanda (CPCR) alongside survivors Alain Gauthier and Dafroza Mukarumongi, the plaintiffs allege that the central bank authorized seven money transfers to Rwanda between May and August 1994, totaling the equivalent of approximately $530,000 today. These transfers allegedly occurred despite a United Nations arms embargo