Two historic anniversaries, Rwanda and Nuremberg, remind us of the horrors of genocide
What makes the Rwandan genocide so unspeakable was not only the horror of the genocide itself, but the fact that it was preventable. No one can say that we did not know – we knew, but we did not act.
George Sakheim at left, in front of judges at Nuremberg Trial, 1946. The photo was signed by British and American judges(photo credit: COURTESY GEORGE SAKHEIM)ByIRWIN COTLERUpdated: