Muvunyi lived in a safe house in Tanzania on release in 2012 and moved to Niger in 2021 in a house with seven others who had been tried for their roles in the genocide.

He had been sick for weeks. On May 6, he was found unconscious at home and taken to hospital for brain scans that were never completed. He was discharged on May 10.

Six days later, Jolles filed a request with the United Nations for Muvunyi’s medical evacuation to the UK.

“Muvunyi needs urgent medical care,” said the request that Jolles shared with Reuters. She did not hear back.

The U.N. did not respond to a request for comment.