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Surviving the Rwandan Genocide

Pierre-Celestine Rusengatabaro describes the psychological trauma of surviving

"I started to have nightmares."

Rwandan Tutsi Pierre-Celestine Rusengatabaro talks about the genocide of 1994 when more than three quarters of a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists.

He lost more than 20 family members and was forced to flee to Burundi.

Pierre-Celestine describes the trauma of surviving the genocide.

*This programme about the Rwandan genocide contains some scenes which some listeners may find upsetting.*

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4 minutes