Rwanda's children born of genocidal rape look to future
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3 Mar 2021 at 11:45
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The children born of rape perpetrated during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have grown up enduring stigma, isolation and a quest for identity
MUHANGA, Rwanda: They grew up bearing the stigma of "children of torturers", shunned by their own communities, locked in a quest for identity that decades later remains without an end.
Nearly 27 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda, but the children born of rape perpetrated during the country's torment are still struggling with trauma, even as the country works towards national reconciliation.
"In my heart I have many scars," said Patrick, 26.