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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE . . .
Much of what The Rwandan National Unity and Reconciliation Commission is doing is built upon the concept of restorative justice, which emphasizes repairing the damage caused by crime and engaging victims and offenders in cooperative justice. In Rwanda, this means allowing genocide killers the opportunity to confess to their victims and seek forgiveness. Offenders are also able to make physical restitution by participating in work projects aimed at restoring their victims lives or community.
Gacaca courts have helped promote reconciliation by giving perpetrators a chance to confess and ask for forgiveness, while victims have learned the truth about their loved ones death.
A Movement of Reconciliation
While Gacaca has served as the first step toward national reconciliation, there have been many other efforts to help Rwandans achieve peace since the genocide. The Rwandan National Unity and Reconciliation Commission and many development and faith-based organizations have engaged communities in reconciliation workshops where survivors and ex-prisoners meet together to hear one anothers stories and attempt to reconcile. Additionally, the terms Hutu and Tutsi have been officially banned from public use in an effort to promote Rwandan unity. The government conducts reintegration and re-education camps for returning prisoners, and has built in a curriculum promoting Rwandan unity in public schools. These steps, along with President Kagames push for economic growth and poverty reduction, have helped Rwanda rebuild at an impressive pace in the 15 years since the genocide.