The overwhelming majority (92%) believe it is important for young people to learn about the history of the Genocide. Over 85% of those who had been imprisoned for genocide acts rated education about the Genocide as very or extremely important. That is, those most likely to have previously acted on the hate rhetoric and ethnically motivated violence but since adopted the nonviolent stance as Jehovah’s Witnesses believed strongly that teaching what happened during the Genocide was important. (View of Young People Learning About the History of the Genocide in Section 6, Subjective Social and Psychological Wellbeing, page 308; Figure 6.2)
Figure 6.2, Attitude About Young People Learning About the History of the Genocide Against the Tutsi
Chart Summary
The single horizontal bar chart shows percentages for how important respondents believe it is for young people to learn about the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The 3 response options include: Not or Slightly important, Moderately important, and Very or Extremely important. The distribution is strongly concentrated in the highest category, with 68.0% selecting Very or Extremely important, followed by 23.9% choosing Moderately important, and 8.1% reporting Not or Slightly important. These findings appear in Section 6 of the report.