We commemorate for we must; Genocide is not a badge of honour
Twibuke, Twiyubaka. Thirty years ago, Rwanda was plunged into darkness that seemed, at the time, impenetrable. That three decades on, Rwandans would still bear the burden of enlightening the world on our well-documented history, is of an irony so sinister, it almost pierces the heart. We ache, but not from being misunderstood. Rather, we ache […]
Role of so-called Hutu Power political parties in the planning of the genocide committed against the Tutsi
The genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in 1994 is not an event that surprised Rwanda and humanity as a whole. This genocide is the culmination of a long political process involving Rwandan and foreign actors. Belgian colonization and the Catholic Church, in particular, introduced stereotypes of categorizing Rwandans according to ethnicities that did not exist […]
Genocide cannot be mentioned in isolation without adding the targeted group
An established crime of genocide cannot be mentioned in isolation, without adding the targeted group. We can’t just say “Genocide in Rwanda” or “Rwandan Genocide” because that would be incomplete and misleading.
To Some Extent I thought I Had No Identity – Genocide Survivor Testifies at Kwibuka30
At the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Genocide survivors recalled the atrocities they experienced with their families as if they happened yesterday and thanked the men and women who paid heavy costs to rescue them. Marie Louise Ayinkamiye, a mother of five who was 11 years old during the Genocide recalls […]
Genocide ideology persists through denial, revisionism- Minister Bizimana warns
Genocide ideology still lingers in the form of denial and revisionism, Jean Damascene Bizimana, the Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement has warned
Unity minister urges young people to learn Rwanda’s history, ahead of Kwibuka30
Young people have been urged to learn and understand Rwanda’s history as the country prepares to mark the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Genocide against the Tutsi memorial unveiled in German
The ceremony, graced by Lauchringen Mayor Thomas Schäuble, President of Ibuka Germany Judence Kayitesi, and Rwanda’s Ambassador to Germany Igor Cesar, included the official laying of a wreath of flowers
Search continues as the bodies of over 700 genocide victims of are discovered under houses in Huye
The search for the remains of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Huye District increases as the total of bodies discovered under houses climbs to 714, according to Ibuka, the umbrella organisation for Genocide survivors. In an interview with, The New Times, Theodate Siboyintore, Ibuka’s representative in Huye District, revealed that the search, […]
