Emmanuel Katto Uganda - Real Lessons to Learn from Hotel Rwanda's Tragic History

‘If we are ever to have any hope of ending genocide and similar atrocities,’ researcher Kjell Anderson wrote, ‘we must first understand them.’ Anderson’s remark may state the obvious but as history keeps repeating itself, it cannot be said often enough.

In the first week of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, from 7 April 1994 onward, foreign journalists dutifully reported the systematic, one-sided nature of the violence: elite units of the Rwandan army aided by youth militias going from house to house killing unarmed Tutsi civilians; separating groups of people to kill the Tutsi, killing Hutu with a stereotypical Tutsi appearance, etc.

Comments - Emmanuel Katto

Thanks Jos Van Oijen! for this eye-opening writing piece. I am Emmanuel Katto from Uganda and being an African writer I never saw the movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’ as my grandfather told me what actually happened in 1994 and what Hollywood depicted. After reading your blog I am very glad that there are still some loyal people who are fighting for the vicissitude that happened 29 years ago.

https://roape.net/2023/05/18/h....otel-rwanda-learning

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