Legacy Of Rwanda's Genocide: More Assertive International Justice -- The Christian Science Monitor
Out of 800,000 deaths emerged a new system of justice and more peacekeepers. But will either prove effective or enduring?
Johannesburg, South Africa; and Kigali, Rwanda - Like the Holocaust of Jews and others during World War II – the scale and shame of the world's inaction during the Rwandan genocide still staggers the mind.
Fifteen years ago today, men and women picked up machetes and murdered their neighbors by the hundreds of thousands. And the world watched. The 100-day massacre has since inspired books and Hollywood movies, and left a mark on the global conscience, prompting international campaigns for intervention, such as in Darfur.
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More News On The 15th Anniversary Of The Rwandan Genocide
15 years later, Rwanda remembers the massacre -- CNN
Rwanda Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Genocide That Killed 800,000 -- Voice Of America
Tears mark 15th anniversary of Rwanda genocide -- CNN
Rwanda marks genocide with vigil -- BBC
U.N. marks anniversary of Rwandan genocide -- UPI
Why the US didn't intervene in the Rwandan genocide -- Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Says It Failed to Stop Rwanda Killings -- Wall Street Journal
How to help Rwanda -- Times Online commentary
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