Since the genocide, Rwanda has embarked on an ambitious justice and reconciliation process with the ultimate aim of all Rwandans once again living side by side in peace. This podcast discusses the reconciliation mainly on the terms of legal processes, since these were very important for the reconciliation. With the help of 3 specialists, we look at the reconciliation through the lenses of the Gacaca courts, the international Criminal Tribunals (ICTR) and lastly their aftermath in Rwanda.

120,000 people were detained and accused of bearing criminal responsibility for their participation in the killings. These killings were made by the Hutus against the Tutsis. Tutsis were also responsible for some of the killings. These were two ethnic groups who have a long history of tension. Rwanda is seen as one of the most severe humanitarian crises and one of the greatest failures of humanitarian intervention, as during the 100 days of the killing the international community stood by and did almost nothing.

* UCG International Politics podcast is a course assignment prepared by the students at University College Groningen. The characters assumed by the students in the episodes are entirely fictional.