By Michael Montgomery and Stephen Smith
Much of what the world remembers about the Rwandan genocide are grim tales of betrayal, of neighbors killing neighbors and the slaughter of innocents. But there are other stories of people who resisted the urge to kill and who risked their lives to save the lives of others. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Radio’
The Few Who Stayed
Posted: January 10, 2011 in Evidence MaterialTags: African Rights, American Embassy, Carl Wilkens, Gisimba, God, Hitler's Germany, Holocaust, Human rights, Hutu, Hutu Power, Kigali, Michael Montgomery, Nazi, Radio, Rakiya Omaar, Rwanda, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Stephen Smith, Tutsi, UN, United States
Five top genocide suspects are living free in Canada
Posted: January 9, 2011 in Genocide DenialTags: 1994, Belgium, Butare, Canada, Dominican priest, Evariste Bicamumpaka, France, Fugitives, genocide, Halindintwali, Hutu, Hutu Power, Interahamwe, Joseph Nzabirinda, Leon Mugesera, Radio, Radio-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines, Rwanda, Survivors, Suspects, Tutsi, Université du Québec, Université Laval, University of Michigan, Vincent Ndamage
EFF HORWITZ
Special to The Gazette
BUTARE, Rwanda — Some of the men in the dusty yard of Butare Central Prison
remember Pierre Célestin Halindintwali as a schoolmate or party guest. But more
often, he’s recalled as the man who hid bodies. (more…)
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide: Reconsidering the Role of Local and Global Media
Posted: December 31, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: 1994, Armenian Genocide, Catholic Church, Christian Ethics, France, Genocide 1994, Genocide Denial, Gospel, Holocaust, Holocaust Denial, Hotel Rwanda, Hutu, ICTR, Interahamwe, John Paul II, Jolyon Mitchell, Media, Radio, RTLM, Rwanda, The Washington Post, Tutsi Genocide, United Nations, University of Edinburgh
By Jolyon Mitchell
Prologue
Not long ago I found myself in the back of a battered old car, juddering down a long bumpy road in Rwanda. It was dusty and hot. The journey was longer than expected. We were in search of one particular building. When we finally arrived at the small village of Ntarama, barefoot children dashed out of their houses, waving and laughing at us. It was a relief to get out of the car. I felt shaken up by the journey; but I would be far more shaken by what we found. (more…)
RTLM propaganda: the democratic alibi
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Evidence MaterialTags: Alison Des Forges, France, French, Hutu extremists, Ideology, Intellectuals, Jean-Pierre Chrétien, Killers, Propaganda, Radio, Roger Mucchielli, RTLM, Rwanda, Tutsi
By Jean-Pierre Chrétien
Among the testimonials of participants in the Rwanda genocide gathered by journalist Jean Hatzfeld is this passage: Killing is very discouraging if you must decide to do so yourself … (more…)
friends of evil 