Hate speech fueled Rwanda's tragic 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, resulting in the loss of around 800,000 people. Today, a new generation - including some very determined Generation Z members in Rwanda - is leading the charge to stop hate speech from spreading again and working towards a future of unity and understanding.
Kigali — Hate speech fueled Rwanda 's tragic 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, resulting in the loss of around 800,000 people. Today, a new generation - including some very determined Generation Z members in Rwanda - is leading the charge to stop hate speech from spreading again and working towards a future of unity and understanding.
So, they go to the internet and social media for answers. But social media influencer Noella Shyaka said the space is very unhealthy. She explained that perpetrators of the 1994 crimes fled the country and continue to use social media to spread hate."So, we get attacked. Certain groups, they target you, they always come in your comments, they call you names, 'Slut' 'Tutsis', yeah, we are not comfortable," said Shyaka.
"Art has a way to your heart even when a speech or a president's speech cannot go straight to your heart. But I can talk to your heart with music even before a government official gets a platform to talk to you. Because many people follow music than they follow political things," he said.
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