Remembering Rwanda, 1994

The dangerous global trend towards hate-filled, divisive politics shows that world leaders have collectively ignored the terrible lessons of the 1994 Rwandan genocide

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Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.

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Since 1961, we’ve been helping people claim their rights across the world.

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From the death penalty to free speech, we protect people’s human rights.

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