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SUMMARY:20 years after the genocide in Rwanda: Presentation and reflection
 s on the judicial process - Martien Schotsmans\, Hélène Morvan and Andre
 w Swindells
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CONTACT:Ansa Khan Khattak
DESCRIPTION:*The Centre of Governance and Human Rights and RCN Justice & D
 émocratie are pleased to invite you to a discussion on the Rwandan genoci
 de and the subsequent judicial process.*\n\n2014 highlights the commemorat
 ion of the genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994 – one of the most tragic
  events of the 20th century. \n\nFollowing the genocide\, with more than 1
 00\,000 suspects in prison and only 20 active magistrates\, the Rwandese g
 overnment and the international community must face the gravity and scope 
 of the committed crimes. How can one judge the authors of these crimes? Wh
 at are the legal sentences foreseen? What are the alternatives? How can on
 e re-build a country where victims and genocidaires are bound to live toge
 ther? \n\n*Panelists*:\n*Martien Schotsmans*\, Legal Expert\, Criminologis
 t\,\nDirector RCN Justice & Démocratie. She worked in Rwanda between 1998
  and 2000 during the trials related to the specialized chambers.\n\n\n*Hé
 lène Morvan*\, in charge of the transmission of memory and conflict preve
 ntion project at RCN Justice & Démocratie. She has a long field experienc
 e on local conflict transformation in the Great Lakes region.\n\n*Andrew S
 windells*\, freelance journalist and researcher. Since 1997\, he has spent
  time investigating the work of the ICTR\, Gacaca  and national courts whe
 re cases are being heard. He has worked with genocide remembrance and surv
 ivor organisations IBUKA\, Aegis Trust (UK)\, and the Rwandan National Com
 mission for the fight against Genocide (CNLG). He has previously investiga
 ted the role of France in Rwanda.\n\n*Moderator*:\n*Dr Devon Curtis*\, Uni
 versity Lecturer\, POLIS\n\n*Programme*:\n•	Presentation of the memory t
 ransmission project of RCN Justice & Démocratie by Hélène Morvan (15 mi
 n)\n\n•	Audio testimonial of Gasana Ndoba (Rwandese human rights activis
 t who alerted in 1990 the general public on the deterioration of the human
  rights situation in Rwanda) (20 min)\n\n•	Overview and analysis of the 
 judicial process by Martien Schotsmans (30 min)\n\n•	Q&A with Andrew Swi
 ndells. Dr Devon Curtis as moderator (1h).\n\nPlease join us for refreshme
 nts and further discussion after the event.\n
LOCATION:S1\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, CB3 9D
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