After taking the photographs, Gunila went back home and kept the pictures without using them anywhere in the media.
She returned to Rwanda to handover the pictures which she presented to Gisozi genocide memorial yesterday to serve as evidence on the truth of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
The pictures depict perpetration of genocide in different regions including Nyarubuye in Kirehe district, former Kibungo Prefecture; Nyamata in Bugesera district and Muhanga in former Gitarama Prefecture.
Gunila explained that these pictures expose the truth and cruelty of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
“Humbled to do this. Finally, my unpublished photographs will end up in the right place. I am proud that journalism can make a difference,” she said in a tweet.
The statement of the Swedish embassy on the handover of the pictures indicates that Gunila handed over the pictures along with a documentary on the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi produced by Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company.
The film revolves around the role played by the media in conflicts and depicts the duty of the international community in fighting against impunity.
The pictures are handed over as Rwanda prepares for the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi to begin on 7th April 2019 which took lives of over one million Tutsi.
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