Photo Gallery Rwanda's Slow Return to 'Normal'
Activist Diane Rwigara at her parent's home in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking of her deceased father, she says: "He had problems for a long time because he had become too dangerous for the president, but who would expect a murder?"
Photos of victims at the Kigali Genocide Memorial: For every man who survived the genocide, there were seven women survivors.
A bustling street in Rwanda's capital city Kigali: The enforced unity of all Rwandans undeniably created peace, at least superficially. Conflicts between Hutus and Tutsis rarely surface, and it's hard to find anyone who is willing to talk about the suffering that they experienced or inflicted upon others during the civil war 25 years ago.
"Kagame made it illegal to talk about ethnic groups," says Professor and Journalist Christopher Kayumba, adding that President Paul Kagame constantly talks about equal rights. "The role of women has actually changed. They have rights and even sit in parliament," he says, adding: "But the Rwandan parliament has no power."
