In observance of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, a candle-lighting ceremony will be held today, Wednesday, April 7th, at the U.N. Headquarters in New York.  Other U.N. Centers around the world will also be commemorating this event.

To learn more about the 1994 genocide and the international tribunal set up to prosecute this violation of humanitarian law, please visit the website of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwandaor the LRC's Reading Room collection at KZ1201-1203 and KTD 454.