ES.246 | Fall 2004 | Undergraduate

Current Events and Social Issues

Ntarama Church Memorial in Rwanda

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The skulls of genocide victims are lined up on shelves at the Ntarama Church Memorial in Rwanda, where 5000 people were slaughtered in 1994. The Rwandan Genocide killed 800,000 people in only three months, many of whom were massacred in schools and churches like this one, where they crowded in hoping for sanctuary. (Photo courtesy of Scott Chacon.)

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Ntarama Church Memorial in Rwanda
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Skulls of Rwandan genocide victims, lined up on shelves.
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The skulls of genocide victims are lined up on shelves at the Ntarama Church Memorial in Rwanda, where 5000 people were slaughtered in 1994. The Rwandan Genocide killed 800,000 people in only three months, many of whom were massacred in schools and churches like this one, where they crowded in hoping for sanctuary. (Photo courtesy of Scott Chacon. Used with permission.)
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Photo courtesy of Scott Chacon.
Skulls of Rwandan genocide victims, lined up on shelves.

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