Thursday, February 22, 2007

Rwandan genocide prisoners walk free

Some are alarmed in Rwanda as 8,000 genocide prisoners walk free. Officials state that those released all played relatively minor parts in the genocide. Since the genocide-hungry Hutus were suppressed, the prisons in Rwanda have been overflowing with genocide criminals. Releasing these 8,000 is an strategic act--one that will alleviate prisons across the region and diminish tension.

It is a very interesting article. I found it crazy to think that while our prisons in America hold murderers and rapists, the criminals in Rwandan prisons worked together, as a united front of killing and raping a certain group of people. Challenge for the week: ask the older members of your family what they remember about Rwanda, and compare to the situation in Darfur. Note when you see similarities.

article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-rwanda20feb20,1,1350058.story?coll=la-headlines-world

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