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1 Afr. J. Legal Stud. 29 (2004-2005)
Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda

handle is hein.journals/ajls1 and id is 33 raw text is: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES RECONCILIATION IN POST-GENOCIDE RWANDA Eugenia Zorbas * ABSTRACT National reconciliation is a vague and 'messy' process. In post-genocide Rwanda, it presents special difficulties that stem from the particular nature of the Rwandan crisis and the popular participation that characterized the Rwandan atrocities. This article outlines the main approaches being used in Rwanda to achieve reconciliation, highlighting some of the major obstacles faced by these institutions. It then goes on to argue that certain 'Silences' are being unposed on the reconciliation process, including the failure to prosecute alleged RPA crimes, the lack of debate on, and the instrumentalization of, Rwanda's 'histories', the collective stigmatization of all Hutu as g~nocidaires, and the papering over of societal cleavages through the 'outlawing' of 'divisionism' The role economic development can play in the reconciliation process is also discussed. Given the Government of Rwanda's central role in the reconciliation process and its progressive drift towards authoritarianism, the article ends with a reflection on the worrisome parallels between the pre and post-genocide socio-political contexts. * Eugena Zorbas is a Doctoral Candidate at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on post-conflict reconstruction, reconciliation debates and the role of nationalism and ethmcity. In 2002/3, she worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Rwanda. Cite as: (2004) 1 AJLS 29-52 <http://www.afncalawinstttute.org/ajls/voll/nol/zorbas.pdf> Copyright: Africa Law Institute, 2004 1 Afcan Journal ofLegal Studies I ISSN: 1708-7384. The African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS) is a new peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary quarterly published by the Africa Law Institute (ALawl). ALawI's mission is to engage in policy-oriented research that promotes good governance, democracy and the rule of law in Africa. The views expressed in the articles and other contributions to the AJLS are those of the authors and should not be taken as representing the views of our Editonal and Consultative Boards or ALawI. To comment on this article, please visit http://www.afncalawmstitute.org/ajls and follow the instructions. For free future issues of the journal, e-mail subscribeajls@afncalawinstitute.org. AJLS is indexed in HemOnline (http://heinonline.org).

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