@aljazeeraenglish: How an ID card became a death sentence During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, identity cards became death warrants at roadblocks. When cards were missing, armed Hutu men and 'Interahamwe' militia used racial classifications set under Belgian colonial rule to select victims. Churches, schools and public buildings, where people fled for safety, became sites of mass-killing. Watch Rwanda: 100 Days of Silence by tapping on Al Jazeera's Youtube channel