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The genocide against the Tutsi, told by those who survived it.
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How many people survived the genocide against the Tutsi?
About 150,000 Tutsi survivors were counted in the camps in July 1994. A 2007 census counted 309,368 under a much wider legal definition. Why the figures differ →
Where are the people accused of genocide now?
Rwanda has sent 1,120 indictments to other countries since 2007. More than 1,000 of those suspects were still at large in June 2026. See the tracker →
Who decides what happens at Rwanda’s genocide memorials?
Survivors built most memorials first. Since a 2016 law they belong to the State. What the law says →
How do deniers use numbers?
Often by leaning on pre-1994 censuses that undercounted Tutsi. Numbers as a tool of denial →
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