Rwanda's Quest for Redemption
Detail from "Justice on the Grass'
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Recalling Rwanda's Brutal '100 Days' April 6, 2004
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Eleven years ago in Rwanda, Hutus began killing their tribal rivals the Tutsis. Over 100 days more than 800,000 people were massacred, including many Hutu moderates. How are Rwandans seeking justice and moving on from those traumatic experiences? And how have the media instigators of the violence been held accountable?
Guest:
Dina Temple-Raston, author of Justice on the Grass: Three Rwandan Journalists, Their Trial for War Crimes, and a Nation's Quest for Redemption
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