Murdered my family and squeezed. Up to 1000000 people were killed over the course of just 100 days. Most of this crowd werent even born to theyre here today to audition for a t. V. Talent show. Sure. If it will be one of those good months since. The show is called east africas got talent its similar to programs that are broadcast in europe and the u. S. In the simon is in charge of the auditions like many others here. Simon lost family members in the genocide in rwanda as young people know the history of the massacre but on days like this they try to forget about it for a while still you know what i just said. That were moving on were moving along we dont want to be held by whats up in the past we want to move on we want to look for the future and it doesnt but as you all know we are in the period of 100 days of calm the ritual and just this thing is part of it so we remember we are night and then we didnt you so we had a new ourselves and this is part of the new york about. What one of my one people are called up to audition. And this one was a has come here with a friend who is an aspiring singer. Vanessa herself is too shy to sign up for the show shes a survivor of the genocide. But that. Movie made i think this show is great there arent many jobs for young people in rwanda but they all want to can make their dreams come true that this might give them a chance. That you could wind up what we would have won by need. And simon 1st met at a support group for genocide survivors. Hes become a surrogate father to her. The effects of the genocide are reflected even today in various aspects of the wanton culture the a on. A performing arts group called rehearses a play that deals in part with been a story. All i have left this bloodstained. You whitney. Quoting the role of a national as played by my alma sanger internationals parents died in the genocide when she was just an infant i dont know much about. What did you look like. You dont have your eyes. The finger is. Perhaps even your smile. Shes such a confused young fragile child she represents a lot of the youth nowadays we have a lot of questions and thats basically what im doing in this ng with orson shes asking her mom about her history did you know its difficult because her mom is new to the. Sound of. A singer named rosetta plays vanessas mother as the woman lay dying she asked a young girl to take the baby to safety. For tuesday evening. Did you know marie was a would to. God. Was. This is the real vanessa she was rescued by grace or. A hutu who was 13 years old at the time grace put her life at risk for saving the life of a tutsi. Grace and vanessa still live together today along with graces biological children in the us. After the genocide life was hard for me because there were still tensions between the ethnic groups and. We tried to get along with each other but it wasnt easy. People used to call me insulting names all the time on how good david cooley influenced. One of those names was a cockroach a derogatory term the hutus often used to describe to its use. If any could be taken away have only one with things are different today at school the kids are taught that were all citizens of rwanda one quit being sued and that there were no differences between us fit to begin a new kind of calling out on. The name of the play is generation 25. 00 it tells the story of a nasa and several others who were born in the year after the genocide took place. But that its not about. That. We have a lot of questions and were hungry for the truth we want to know whats up but its so hard to really get these questions obviously could indicate. The groups founder and artistic director hope says that genocide as a recurring theme and Rwandan Society. To be honest there are some questions regarding genocide that just have no choice. Because its a unique evil its a unique ideology that is written well and sometimes it just blows your mind that if a human being just wakes up one morning and a human being in that class and walks out of them and the beast in them is in thrall. And how do we talk to him for that beast so im just make wishing that this young generation can detect this beast and suppressed it. The genocide came to an end in july 994 when a rebel group the Rwandan Patriotic front overthrew the government the r. P. S. Has led the country since then and has turned for wanda into one. Model african state Economic Growth is strong the streets are clean and corruption levels are low. But the r. P. S. Government has also imposed strict limits on Political Rights and Civil Liberties because the authorities claim that the country is still threatened by hutu militias. We are now on our way to eastern congo after r. P. Of troops put a stop to the massacres hundreds of thousands of hutus fled to the forests near the border because they feared reprisal attacks by rwandas tutsi led government. There are still occasional outbreaks of violence in the region. The United Nations is trying to stabilize the situation in eastern congo part of that effort involves offering sanctuary to rebels who agree to stop fighting. Those who want to surrender simply call our hotline. Talks to a rebel who wants to turn himself in and. Say you have no weapons right. Where you are right now. Try to get to tongo we can perhaps pick you up there. Where the women ones out. Many fighters still fear that if they return to rwanda the authorities will punish them. Its 25 year old rwandan fighter has nothing to be afraid of he had nothing to do with the killings back then we tried to explain that to them. Even men who are now 30 were children during the genocide but the militia leaders are playing on the fears of those who fight for them a 2nd for this its a. Militia. The 1st stop for those fighters who managed to escape is a un reception camp. In southern mana was a member of the rwandan Militia Group until he found out about the un resettlement program. Hes given a thorough medical examination perhaps the 1st one hes ever had. In saudi man and knows little about rwanda he was born in congo his parents fled there after the genocide. It was a long trip but im safe now and i hope the un will continue to help me my future will be different now. He says his parents would never consider going back to probe wanda. Talks to students about the various Militia Groups that are now operating in eastern congo. He asks the audience what is the primary function of these soldiers. The other students have a laugh at that remark. He did. The rosa explains that the Militia Group. Whether they are from rwanda or congo are terrorizing the civilian population the f t l r is especially notorious in the region. This one is that theyve even. These rebels are taking advantage of the local residents. Will be for soldiers need meat they steal a coat from someone. If they want a woman or a young girl. They take one from the very villages they say they are protecting says all. The rebels recruit local boys and teach them how to use weapons. Well those boys dont go to school either. We try to convince the locals not to support the rebel groups because it will bring nothing but trouble. After in something and another ex rebel how the man im always finished their meal theyll be transported to rwanda as part of the governments reintegration effort. Im really happy right now if i had wings i would fly. Im going back to my home and i got away from the rebels and im glad i did i say. Have a mano was born in rwanda in 1994 the year of the genocide so hes part of generation 25. 00 his parents fled to the congo and took their infant son with them. Obviously these 2 young men had nothing to do with the massacre. The sons are paying a price for crimes committed by their parents to. Narration. As they cross the border it seems like theyre in a different world but Rwandan Society is still dealing with the effects of the genocide. This former Catholic Church in the village of entire now serves as a memorial to the 5000 people who were killed here in just one day. That. Their remains of genocide victims are still being found in rwanda once the bodies have been identified relatives can make funeral arrangements. This helps to give the families a sense of closure. A National Memorial service is held every year president paul kagame a spoke at the 21000. 00 of vent and issued a stern warning this will seem to have not seen enough of the minutes. I would. Want to miss with this where the death toll will from outside. I want to sit. With miss stuck with them big time big to thank. The speech was well received by could gum a supporters his threat against rwandas enemies was almost certainly directed against the congo based f t l r militia thank you. Here the Theater Group continues there were heard. This part of the play deals with a young man whose father took part in the genocide how does he cope with the terrible legacy of those crimes theres no more. She says and. Most. But that she says most. Sometimes the truth that sometimes the truth sticks out somewhere but its the same thing that if youre driving a wound and for they want to hear you have to be true right you can no tough love beat will have half kidding me so clinging to these 2 which sometimes is paying for back to needs to heal we are all trying to rebuild a new image that is and image of unity and consolation prize hard as it may be mean people stop trying people still have you know everything is still sensitive but only one step at a time and yet people do so share their stories but its not we dont come upstate and victims and perpetrators keep. It. Coming while the 2 former rebels arrive at a reintegration camp in rwanda. Theyll take part in an extensive government run Training Program that aims to prepare them for. Our civilian markets. Have been oh no ive been here less than an hour and i like it already this is a good place as well as. How the mana recognizes a few of his former brothers in arms. In recent years tens of thousands of former rebels have voluntarily returned to rwanda. But 1st some are skeptical about the Reintegration Program but in any case theyre glad that they dont have to fight anymore. The next morning theres a special assembly. There singing a song that praises the rwandan state its main themes are peace unity and reconciliation there are no longer any official distinctions between hutus and tutsis. There. Was. Afterward a psychologist talks about how to deal with trauma he says it can help to talk openly about these experiences most of these men have never done that but you. There is no statute of limitations on crimes committed during the genocide those found to have taken part can still be prosecuted. No one knows why im honest parents stayed in congo he doesnt know where hes going to live after he leaves the reintegration camp perhaps with relatives. But the munna will soon meet members of his family. And the manager of the facility was one of the soldiers who helped to end the genocide. Many of his relatives were killed in the massacres but now he believes that its essential to bring hutus and tutsis together. Talking about who it is and tutsis doesnt invalidate what but to hear we do talk about it. As. A way of. Teaching these people to go they do the or or do we have already travelled on munich and it was. There but the rebel leaders in eastern congo continue to preach the ideology of genocide more. Or interest him that you may told us that they had killed people which is and thats why they had to leave for a wonder one arch to thats all i know is it they didnt like to talk about it yeah understand it and we keep 20 as they pass to get us to. Being caught by their ideology by war by climate but everything by talking it helps them. Just to heal their own and look office about life. The next day camp officials give hubby mana some money and permission to visit his family for 3 days its an important part of the reintegration process but it will. Have. Hubby mana hasnt seen his mother for 10 years she returned to rwanda when he was a teenager he stayed with the rebels. Im so happy that my child has come back to me through. We. Are all of the neighbors are glad to see him too some of them are hutus others are too it seems they tell him that its hard to make a living out here in the countryside and. I see the country give to china when we were in the congo we always hoped that wed find gold but we never did well when the little guy threw in the call i wonder what sort of luck i can find here when they are what my future will be like little with no name. Vanessa asks herself the same questions shed like to start her own business someday but right now she doesnt have the money to continue her education. Here she and her neighbors are taking part in the governments compulsory Cleanup Program which takes place once a month its called gunda which translates as coming together in common purpose. The perpetrators and victims of genocide work side by side but for vanessa its still difficult to discuss the events at that time in her life girl whos going to be cool i always think that someone else has to speak fully now if it was me i cant express but i really feel. If i could id have a better life and id probably be able to find a job now what it was but i just cant get the words on so i always have to depend on others to help me. So. Weve come to the annual ceremony that commemorates the victims of the genocide its called cock which means to remember. The director hope a zeta and her Theater Group are holding a final rehearsal before their performance where. The production manager is simon a young women who earlier organize the auditions for the t. V. Show. The premiere of the play generation 25 will take place at the genocide memorial in ca golly 250000 victims are buried here. This is a place that calls for im going to buy detention this is split a special place that speaks to us so you if youre going to go fuse and branded as a role and its not going to be you want to connect with the space with your help with this Business Press is a very special space it does i suppose that does you know you have for me i use. I you i would together. Its more like that yeah well yes but more than a 1000 people come to see the play and most of them are actually part of generation 25. Percent of us and stitches have stuck to some like for nasa may have experienced the horrors of the genocide firsthand others like the x. Rebels may feel guilty about the crimes committed by their parents generation. That. Was not sure about it but said its whats what. But this play is just part of a long and difficult process of reconciliation. The formants is a big success not least because the cast addressed complex and painful issues that still dominate Rwandan Society. Never again is a really important slogan that suit should be kept because their stories are just so terrifying theyre terrifying and thats something that i wish write that will never experience never again read to Us Ambassador sends congratulations that was so wonderful at the white jury you cast patsy. 2 as if to say 2nd if it was silly yes it was yes it was with a heavy defeat a simple hello. Weve come to simon iowa lammas home where he and his family are hosting a dinner for a few. Friends. Monday guest is the nessa she enjoys meeting other members of the survivors group. Simon met his future wife at a meeting of a similar support organisation these groups have been set up across the country and vanessa says they do a lot of good. And glad that i found this group. I like being around these people he sounds that. Same on to simon is like a father or brother to us hes older than we im always happy to see him that we meet people from different generations and have a meal i really enjoy it just. Some of simons relatives are also here along with a few members of his extended family of genocide survivors he says its important for them to meet regularly and provide support for each other. We all have different stories or have different experiences of dave and its its a vast go pick a trained waste. Money is the natural way is love in this. City is part. Of how we can before say but after dinner simons baby daughter your arena is formally introduced to the guests this ceremony is a tradition in many vogue wantan families because it helps to promote a sense of community. A. Good 25 years ago such traditions were very nearly destroyed and are wanda. Because you know that for many the psychological trauma of the genocide is still very real those who lived through it like the nasa are learning to cope but its a long and complex process. And thats the hopes to have children of her own one day. When she was the same age as rena she had a helpless next to her dying mother it but she survived. Was. The. Lots of goes met with silence the 2nd bundesliga match day an empty stadium. Leaders by and munich trumps frankfurt. Has a lean beat local rivals a very. Good. Food and its going to double. What secrets lie behind small. Discover new adventures in the 360 degree. And explore fascinating World Heritage sites. W World Heritage 316 get kidnapped now. This is deja vu news live from berlin the w. H. O. Stocks testing Donald Trumps treatment of choice for public 19 the u. N. Health Agency Suspends studies of hydroxy for quitted safety concerns trump another has state pushed the drug as a potential shield against the current. 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