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Saving Lives Amid the Rwandan Horror

By Mindy Todd
Published April 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM EDT
Carl Wilkens

Human rights advocate Carl Wilkens was the only American to stay in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, and worked amid the slaughter to protect hundreds of orphans.  On The Point, he talks with Mindy Todd about the horrors he experienced and why he stayed.  Wilkens is the author of a new book, I'm Not Leaving.

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Mindy Todd
Mindy Todd is the host and producer of <i>The Point</i> on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 40 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI.
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