This month, Rwanda marks the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide - TopicsExpress



          

This month, Rwanda marks the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 people, mostly Tutsi, were killed by the Hutu majority in the span of just three months. Since then, the economy has made huge gains, political tensions have diffused, and a relatively advanced political system has empowered women. Despite this progress, Rwanda is still synonymous with the genocide—reminders of which are everywhere today, in the form of tens of thousands who survived the mass slaughter but were left permanently maimed. Read more and see images from Pulitzer Center grantee Tomaso Clavarino: bit.ly/1lgq6aX
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:25:00 +0000

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