“Never Again”: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in

Established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 23, 2003, and adopted by Resolution 58/234, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is commemorated annually by UNESCO on April 7^th.  This date marks the start of the 1994 genocide which lasted for what is known as the – “100 days period to mid-July 1994,” where more than 1 million Tutsis (ethnic minority) were brutally murdered by the Hutu extremist-led government. During this time, the massacres also resulted in the deaths of moderate Hutu and sympathisers who opposed the genocide. With cases of history repeating itself and not necessarily the best parts, this day provides a starting point for each generation to identify and raise their voices against such human atrocities in the global support of  “never again.”