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DATELINE: 12 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
12 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. various shots, General Assembly Hall, Moment of silence, candle lighting ceremony
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 30 years ago is a stain on our collective consciousness and a brutal reminder of the legacy of colonialism, and the consequences of hate speech.”
4. Wide shot, delegates, participants
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“These 100 days reflected the worst of humanity. But the aftermath revealed the best of the human spirit: resilience, reconciliation, courage, and strength.”
6. Wide shot, delegates, participants
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Genocides culminate in mass violence and death. But they start with the weapon of words. The genocide in Rwanda was fueled by decades of hate speech targeting the Tutsi.”
8. Close up, candles
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Nowadays, divisive, and dangerous ideologies are delivered through the global megaphone of social media. But the vile messages remain all too familiar. Racism, misogyny, lies, anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, stigmatization, discrimination, and the outright denial — or even glorification — of past genocides, including the Holocaust and genocide against the Tutsis. The global community must stand as one against this torrent of hate speech and denounce it wherever it’s found.”
10. Close up, candles
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice / Attorney General, Republic of Rwanda:
“The seeds of division and extremism which led to the genocide can happen anywhere if left unchecked. This is a strong warning that demands our strength and global resolve to prevent such atrocities, not only in Rwanda but across the world.”
12. Close up, candles
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice / Attorney General, Republic of Rwanda:
“Never again should the world stand idly by in the face of such atrocities, and never again let seeds of genocide take root through inaction.”
14. Med shot, delegates, participants
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 30 years ago is a stain on our collective consciousness and a brutal reminder of the legacy of colonialism, and the consequences of hate speech.”
At the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda held today (12 Apr) in New York, Guterres said, “These 100 days reflected the worst of humanity. But the aftermath revealed the best of the human spirit: resilience, reconciliation, courage, and strength.”
He also said, “Genocides culminate in mass violence and death. But they start with the weapon of words. The genocide in Rwanda was fueled by decades of hate speech targeting the Tutsi.”
He stressed, “Nowadays, divisive, and dangerous ideologies are delivered through the global megaphone of social media. But the vile messages remain all too familiar. Racism, misogyny, lies, anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, stigmatization, discrimination, and the outright denial — or even glorification — of past genocides, including the Holocaust and genocide against the Tutsis. The global community must stand as one against this torrent of hate speech and denounce it wherever it’s found.”
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda, said, “The seeds of division and extremism which led to the genocide can happen anywhere if left unchecked. This is a strong warning that demands our strength and global resolve to prevent such atrocities, not only in Rwanda but across the world.”
He continued, “Never again should the world stand idly by in the face of such atrocities, and never again let seeds of genocide take root through inaction.”
