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Powerful Portraits Show Perpetrators and Victims of Rwandan Genocide Posing Together
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"Powerful Portraits" unveils a haunting yet poignant exploration of the Rwandan genocide, a catastrophic event that claimed between 800,000 and one million lives in just 100 days. This exhibition captures the stark reality of perpetrators and victims posing together, emphasizing the intimate relationships
The 1994 genocide in Rwanda was one of the most intimate and large-scale acts of violence of the 20th century. In just 100 days, between 800,000 and one million people were killed, mainly Tutsis but also Hutus. Perpetrators were neighbors, teachers, church leaders, even family members, who attacked face-to-face with machetes, clubs, and spears.
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