Genocide Commemoration in Rwanda Through the Lens of Symbolic Reparation
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https://doi.org/10.26034/fr.jehe.2025.8979Keywords:
Memorialization, Genocide, Commemoration, Symbolic Reparation, Transitional Justice, Ethics of Mutual Recognition, Liminality, RwandaAbstract
This article examines genocide commemoration as symbolic reparation within Rwanda’s transitional justice process. It portrays Rwanda as a society between the moral collapse of its violent past and the ongoing pursuit of a just and reconciled future. Based on qualitative desk research, the study argues that while formal justice cannot restore lost lives, commemoration creates a liminal space where acknowledgment, truth-telling, repentance, and memorialization advance a holistic, multidimensional reconciliation process, repairing interpersonal, spiritual, and ecological relationships.
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