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STUDENTS UNDERTAKE STUDY VISIT TO RWANDA
Master of Laws (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa
Centre for Human Rights
The group transited through Kenya, here they are at O R Tambo International
Airport
Finally arrival in Kigali the capital of Rwanda
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
In 1994 Rwanda experienced a genocide which
claimed the lives approximately one million people
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Our visit was made possible with the assistance of the ICTR in Rwanda
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
A meeting with the Gacaca Court secretariat
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
The LLM students at the National University of Rwanda
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Spending time meeting with fellow students from the University in Butare
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Visiting the University’s genocide memorial
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
The students in discussions with various role-players in the NGO and government sectors
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
The “country of a thousand hills”
(a view of the capital, Kigali)
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
After a visit to the National Museum of Rwanda
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Meeting with survivors of the Genocide at Murambi
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Meeting the special envoy to the Great Lakes region
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
A Meeting with the Vice-President of the Human Rights Commission
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
A visit to one more of the many mass graves sites around the country
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
After sitting in on a session of parliament (Damage from the civil war is still visible in the background)
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Meeting the Chief Investigator for the ICTR
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
Finally a day of relaxation on Lake Muhazi
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007
The final evening in Rwanda with the staff from the American Embassy
LLM(Human Rights) Field trip to Rwanda March 2007