Justice Reconciled?

Coming to terms with the Rwandan genocide

Justice Reconciled? The massacre of a million Tutsis in 1994 shocked the world. Nine years on, the government has ordered Rwandans to reconcile with former enemies in the name of peace.
Over 120,000 Hutus are in prison awaiting trial for their role in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. It will take an estimated 200 years to try everyone. Faced with this overburdened justice system, the government has ordered its people to reconcile and Rwandans are listening. “I want people to know that we’ve tried to forget and that we’re ready to forgive,” claims village member Juliette. The ringleaders of the massacre are tried at the UN Tribunal at Arusha, but despite spending millions only eight people have been convicted, causing increased tensions between Rwanda and the UN. The government’s reconciliation scheme appears to be working but without proper justice can Rwandans really move on?

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