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Nonviolence & Political Neutrality

Key Findings

What were the consequences for Jehovah’s Witnesses who maintained their position of political neutrality and nonviolence in the pre-Genocide period?
As a minority group, distinct among Rwandan religions, what risks did Jehovah’s Witnesses face during the Genocide?
What do eyewitnesses report about Jehovah’s Witnesses’ acts of nonviolence and political neutrality during the Genocide?
How did Jehovah’s Witnesses’ position of nonviolence and political neutrality during the Genocide against the Tutsi compare with the era of the Nazi genocide?

More Key Findings

About the Study
Becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nonviolence & Political Neutrality
During the Genocide Against the Tutsi
Thinking & Talking About the Genocide
Reconciliation & Resilience
Social & Psychological Wellbeing
Logo text: Faith Forgiveness Family - Jehovah's Witnesses; Kwizera Kubabarira Umuryango - Abahamya ba Yehova
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