Over half a century ago, the world met and decided that the holocaust should never happen again while the world idly watched. Not long ago, the killing fields happened in Cambodia where in a period of four years almost 2 million people died from execution, torture, starvation and diseases. A genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge.
Then came Rwanda where more than a million people were killed in the space of 100 days. The year 1994…….the world looked on while Rwanda’s State inspired genocide unfolded on a population. Twenty one years on, for genocide survivors this is a traumatic but extremely important occasion when they may publicly express the grief they still feel. Tune in to this edition of “Tam Tam Express” as we look back and ask: Were there initial warnings? What could have been done by the International Community to stop these crimes against humanity? Have the lessons been learnt? Tune in for more!
