Professor Pruitt Attends Rwanda Premiere of Film on Historic Genocide Trial
Professor Lisa R. Pruitt traveled to Kigali, Rwanda earlier this month to attend the premiere of The Uncondemned, a feature-length documentary on the 1998 trial that resulted in the first-ever conviction of rape as an act of genocide and a crime against humanity. Professor Pruitt was a gender consultant to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1996 and did the initial legal analysis of the case against defendant Jean-Paul Akayesu. She appears in the film.
The premiere was hosted by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Among those in attendance were the Minister of Justice, the Foreign Minister, and a number of female parliamentarians. Official photos from the event may be viewed by following the link below.
Lisa R. Pruitt is a professor at UC Davis School of Law whose recent scholarship explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race, and ethnicity. Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts.