I had the day off today so I went to the Rwanda Genocide trials. Nothing too exciting, but it was interesting to see. Last week a priest was convicted of aiding the slaughter of 5000 people. Today I saw parts of an appeal and a trial of two mid-level government officials. One guy was appealing a 25-year sentence for approving of military action that led to the deaths of thousands. The other was being tried for a similar crime, although he was just denying every accusation. Everything took place in 1994. I imagine 13 years from now we'll be trying a bunch of people from Sudan, since the world is doing nothing about the genocide going on there at the moment. It would be nice if we could just prevent these things proactively instead of trying to sort it out decades later.
Oh, and I finally found a fast internet cafe. I just uploaded a bunch of pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78555692@N00/
For now, I'm just using this blog to document my trip to Tanzania this summer.
2 comments:
Those details are difficult to stomach. I couldn't agree more about finding ways to be proactive to prevent these sufferings. Keep us posted on everything and enjoy the rest of your time there. See ya.
Drew
Geoff, you've been writing about some very powerful and emotional things. Dad and I believe that you will learn and grow from this amazing experience.The lives of the Arushan women reaffirm how precious each day is. You're positive influence and encouraging words will long be remembered (and appreciated) by the people you meet and council. Dad & I hope that you have an enjoyable and productive final week in Tanzania. We love the photos. I especially like the ones of your host home & mama. Stay safe, We love you. Mom & Dad
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