Special envoy to Kigali
Sitting on the edge of her sofa, Dorothée stands straight, her hands intertwined. The light is off and she stares at the ceiling. “
We should have been a large family
,” explains the young woman, in a whisper, “
but my father’s first wife and her 5 children were
murdered during the genocide
.
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In a corner of his dark living room, a single image adorns the room, a painting representing Christ. No memories of his missing family linger in the house. There are no photos or letters. “
My father has now died of an illness and we are faced with the absence of any material memory concerning him. So for the commemorations of the genocide, we share its story so that it is not forgotten.
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Dorothée is only 25 years old. She was not born during the Tutsi genocide in 1994, but she knows the details like the back of her hand. On April 7, she will share with members of her community the traumas she has experienced...
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