Pelosi Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

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Pelosi Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda:

"Genocide anywhere is a challenge to the fundamental morality of all humanity.

"In Rwanda, we failed to meet that challenge. All of us - the international community and the United States Government did not do enough to stop the genocide, to end the violence, and to save the lives of hundreds of thousands.

"There were many heroes in those very dark days. Brave Rwandans who saved the lives of friends and strangers; international aid workers and human rights organizations who faced terrible danger to save others; many who spoke truth to power.

"As we confront genocide even today, I light a candle in the hopes that we can say 'never again.'"

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