Central Africa: Rwanda Marks 30 Years Since 1994 Genocide of Tutsis

April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda . Scars on survivors' bodies remind Rwanda ns of the killings. A deep trauma also remains.

While Mutanguha was safe with his former school friend, his family -- who were at a nearby location -- stayed alive by bribing a group of Hutu extremists with money and alcohol. Apart from losing his parents and four sisters, more than 80 members of Mutanguha's extended family were murdered in the genocide.in exchange for providing vital information to prosecutors about suspects and where victims' bodies had been dumped. The ringleaders, however, remain in prison.between survivors and those who perpetrated the genocide, the journey to healing has been a bumpy road for survivors like Mutanguha and his sister Rosette.

"Rwanda has made enormous strides in terms of post-genocide reconciliation when you consider that hundreds of thousands of convicted genocide perpetrators are today back living in the same communities where they committed crimes, side-by-side with genocide survivors," Clark said. Decades of interethnic tensions and violence had already resulted in several waves of migration before the 1994 genocide. Many of the expats never returned to Rwanda.

"We live in peace, but reconciliation is still low, and there is a deep mistrust among Rwandans," said Ingabire."The Rwandan government is also concerned about refugees in neighboring countries who chose to take up arms and fight it. This problem will never end unless we who are inside the country unite and reconcile first."

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