International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide : 07 April

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide : 07 April

  • The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is commemorated by UNESCO on April 07, every year.
  • The year 2022 marks the 28th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
  • The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003.
  • The day commemorates the beginning of the genocide perpetrated against members of the Tutsi minority by the Hutu extremist-led government. Within just over 100 days, more than 1 million Tutsi were systematically murdered. Moderate Hutu and others who opposed the massacres were also killed during this period.

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