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Eyewitness Testimony



Norah Bagarinka, Survivor

Norah Bagarinka, a Tutsi, was targeted during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She survived, as many Tutsi did, by running and hiding for more than 100 days.

Jean-Philippe Ceppi, Journalist

In 1994, Jean-Philippe Ceppi was an independent journalist based in Kenya.

Gen. Roméo Dallaire, UN Force, Rwanda


Alison Des Forges, Human Rights Advocate


Mary "Fifi" Mukangoga, Victim

Fifi was 16 years old when the Rwandan genocide began in 1994. As violence escalated in Butare, her hometown, she sought protection at a local government office with other Tutsi, including Chantal, who would become a close friend.

Damas Gisimba, Rescuer

Damas Gisimba was the director of an orphanage, the Gisimba Memorial Center, in Kigali, Rwanda, when the genocide began in April 1994.

Stephen Rapp, International Prosecutor

Stephen Rapp, a victim of a violent crime as a young man, became a prosecutor, first for the US Attorney's Office, and from 2001 to 2006 at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

Clemantine Wamariya, Survivor

Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when the genocide began in Rwanda.

Carl Wilkens, Rescuer

In 1994, Carl Wilkens directed the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda. His family evacuated when the genocide began, but Wilkens chose to stay to deliver aid to children in need despite the on-going violence.