From the survivors who relive horrific memories each time a new mass grave is discovered to those born after 1994 and are struggling to cope with intergenerational trauma, the Rwandan genocide still looms large in the country today. Click here to watch our latest report for PBS NewsHour to learn how the small nation is fairing after 30 years of reconciliation and what challenges remain.
“The most toxic part of it is that it continues for generations. If you go to the genocide memorial, and you see just how graphic it was, the heaviness of seeing children dying, you know, that's the heaviness of seeing women being raped, your families being killed. We decided to forgive, and we decided to move on. But that thing still lingers. It's a human, natural thing.” - Amanda Akaliza, Mental Health Activist | Humeka