Thirty Years After the Genocide in Rwanda, Is Forgiveness Possible? - The Atlantic

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Thirty Years After the Genocide in Rwanda, Is Forgiveness Possible? - The Atlantic

Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.

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"it's a decision to forgive. it's a struggle to move on"

what an incredibly difficult piece of history to try and understand and come to terms with.

an yet, an authoritarian regime still rules, deep seated racism still lives on and people still have to move on.

the question in the title of this article feels impossible to answer. is it forgiveness if it could happen again? how do you know if it can't ever happen again?

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2024

Summary

Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.

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