#KofiAnnan ’s Unaccountable Legacy #genocide #Rwanda

Making survivor's voice count.

#KofiAnnan ’s Unaccountable Legacy #genocide #Rwanda

The news stories about the passing of Kofi Annan continue to float around in the media. Philip Gourevitch, one of the best writers on Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi makes his voice count as well. He eloquently discusses how Kofi Annan failed to express any shred of remorse towards his actions or inactions during the…

Justice4Survivors

19 Aug 2018

1–2 minutes

KofiAnnan1 — Kofi Annan’s ability to project an unflappable persona was generally cited as his great strength. But in other, much more profound ways, this aloofness was his defining weakness. Photograph by Mischa Schoemaker / Sipa / AP

The news stories about the passing of Kofi Annan continue to float around in the media. Philip Gourevitch, one of the best writers on Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi makes his voice count as well. He eloquently discusses how Kofi Annan failed to express any shred of remorse towards his actions or inactions during the genocide of Tutsi in Rwanda and other mass atrocities crimes of the 90s across the globe. Gourevitch’s piece in the New Yorker today is definitely a must-read. Click here to read more.

by Albert.