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Ginny Stein, Dateline, SBS TV, "Rwanda – Questions of Murder"

In a dogged and compelling investigation that took the reporter across six countries in almost as many months, Ginny Stein pursued justice on a story that many people have forgotten.

After hearing about Callixte Mbarushimana through a UN contact in Burma, Stein tracked down the former UN staffer accused of murdering 32 people – including some of his UN colleagues – during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

A classic investigation based on legwork, supported by documentation and interviews with eyewitnesses and former colleagues of Mbarushimana, Stein exposed the UN’s powerlessness to prosecute. It was a powerful contrast with the still raw grief and frustration of the families and friends of Mbarushimana’s victims.

Judges’ comments

A report that used an awful lot of shoe leather. Stein gathered damning evidence from witnesses, investigators and former UN staffers and conducted a confrontational interview with the alleged perpetrator in Paris. It concluded with a remarkably frank apology by the UN about their failure to bring the attacker to justice.