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Since 1998, Internews has been facilitating the healing of Rwandans from the 1994 genocide through the "Justice in Rwanda" newsreel project.  To date, Internews staff have produced and shown more than 30 newsreels, traveling from village to village all across Rwanda.

Two journalists video interview a man about the peace process in Rwanda
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Internews journalists conduct an interview for a newsreel about justice after the Rwandan genocide.

These newsreels provide the only access to information about the trials for many Rwandans; more than 200,000 Rwandans, including 80,000 prisoners accused of war crimes have watched the films in the past four years. At screenings, Rwandans have the opportunity to discuss what they have seen together, often with the participation of local officials.

These unique and informative newsreels report on the prosecution of those charged with genocide in Rwanda at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, as well as the justice proceedings at the Rwandan National Courts and Gacaca beginning within Rwanda. The Justice in Rwanda project is facing termination. Internews is actively seeking donors interested in continuing the project, a vital mechanism in the post-genocide healing of the nation.

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"People told us that the films helped them to understand that the genocide actually happened and that it happened throughout the country. People said that they had never had an opportunity to see the actual functioning of the courts and that seeing that the important officials in the former government were on trial had a big impact on them."  

Independent evaluation of the ‘Justice in Rwanda’ project by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)