Editing Rwandan Genocide (section)

===Aftermath and Legacy===
Some of the ''génocidaires'' that escaped into the Democratic Republic of the Congo would go on to found the [[FDLR|Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]] (FDLR), a rebel group which fought on behalf of the DRC government under [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] against official Rwandan Army forces during the early years of the Second Congo War. The FDLR remains active in the DRC as part of the ongoing conflict in the Kivu region.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/cnews-us-rwanda-congodemocratic-fdlr-idCABREA370AU20140408 Decades after genocide, Congo struggles to dislodge Rwanda rebels], ''Reuters''</ref>

The spillover from the genocide would also indirectly lead to the beginning of the First Congo War.<ref>[https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/16/congo The roots of war in eastern Congo], ''The Guardian''</ref>

Rwanda today has two public holidays commemorating the incident, with Genocide Memorial Day on April 7<sup>th</sup> marking the start, and Liberation Day on July 4<sup>th</sup> marking the end. The week following April 7<sup>th</sup> is designated an official week of mourning.

One global impact of the Rwandan Genocide is that it served as the impetus to the creation of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, so that ''ad hoc'' tribunals would not need to be created for future incidents of genocide, [[crimes against humanity]] and [[war crimes]]. The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the ICC and was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome on July 17<sup>th</sup>, 1998. The ICC would begin functioning in July 2002.<ref>[https://www.aba-icc.org/about-the-icc/evolution-of-international-criminal-justice/ Evolution of International Criminal Justice], ''International Criminal Court Project''</ref>