If you ask any genocide survivor about their family’s political affiliation before the genocide in Rwanda, one name rings out – Parti Liberal (PL). For many of us, PL was once a vibrant party that courageously championed democratic rights in the face of oppression. It was a beacon […]
A chilling arrest occurred yesterday in Uniontown, Ohio, just a couple hours from where I live. Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 52, had been living in the community for 30 years, working as a principal engineer at Goodyear’s headquarters while posing as a victim of the very atrocities he’s accused of committing. After decades on the run, his alleged violent past finally caught up with him. This shocking case raises a disturbing question: how many more could be hiding in plain sight, even in your neighborhood? The Midwestern states of Ohio and Michigan are known safe havens for genocide fugitives using fake identities to evade authorities in Rwanda and the USA.
For three decades, French writer and journalist Jean Hatzfeld has been tirelessly seeking answers to the horrors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In a revealing new interview with Jeune Afrique (full interview available), Hatzfeld reflects on his journey to penetrate the silence surrounding the genocide and understand how ordinary people could transform into brutal killers of their own neighbors and families. He describes the immense challenges of getting survivors like Sylvie Umubyeyi, Jeannette, and others to open up about their…
As we prepare to commemorate the 30th time of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the IGICUMBI Association – Voice of the Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi – has written an open letter, available here in Kinyarwanda, French, and English, to President Paul Kagame. In this letter, […]
On March 4th, according to The New Times Rwanda, Hundreds of Congolese refugees residing in Rwandan camps took to the streets in an orchestrated protest march. Brandishing placards, they vehemently condemned the alleged killings of the Tutsi, Banyamulenge, and Hema communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo […]
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