20 Years After the Rwandan Genocide: Have We Learned Our Lesson?

Twenty years ago, over 800,000 people were killed in the Rwandan genocide -- the single swiftest loss of life in modern times. Then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and President Bill Clinton have both cited the international community's failure to prevent, or quickly stop, this genocide as the greatest regret from their tenure in office. As we look back on the events of 1994, we must ask ourselves: Have we learned the lessons of our failure to act then, and how do we apply those lessons today? On May 1, 2014, a distinguished panel of experts discussed the international community's capability, and will, to stop mass atrocities today. Featuring Mike Abramowitz, Director, National Institute for Holocaust Education, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; Ambassador Frederic C. Hof, Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Elisa Massimino, President and CEO, Human Rights First; Clemantine Wamariya, Human Rights Advocate and Rwanda Genocide Survivor; Ben Pauker, Executive Editor, Foreign Policy.