Twenty years ago this month, mass killings began in the tiny African country of Rwanda. Shortly after the genocide began, photographer Gilles Peress traveled to Rwanda, a country he had visited only weeks before. The grim aftermath can be seen in his book “The Silence.”

Innocent, left, killed Gasperd's brother during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now they stand together where the murder took place, holding hands. "Love is a weapon to destroy evil" is written across their arms. Jeremy Cowart’s photos show reconciled Rwanda genocide survivors and oppressors.