Nyiramasuhuko is the only woman to be tried by the U.N.-backed court for Rwanda . She was minister for family and women 's affairs at the time of the mass killings . Five other officials , including her husband , are guilty of genocide and other crimes . Some 800,000 people , mainly ethnic Tutsis , died in the genocide .
Nyiramasuhuko is the only woman to be convicted by the U.N.-backed court for Rwanda . She was minister for family and women 's affairs at the time of the mass killings . Five other officials , including her son , are guilty of genocide and other charges . Some 800,000 people , mainly ethnic Tutsis , died in the violence .