A survivor’s blog since 2013
I was ten in 1994. I still write for that boy.
And for everyone who never got to grow up. Here are his hopes, his fears, and, I confess, his frustrations. Here, too, are the stories survivors are told to keep quiet or are too afraid to tell, about justice, memory, and life after the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Start here
- Genocide Against the Tutsi 101New to this history? The basics, a timeline, and what to read.
- A Past That Is Ever-PresentHow my sister and I got out of the commune office alive.
- A Brief Note to My FatherA letter about the thirty years since he was killed.
Newest story
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IGICUMBI Statement on the Suspicious Death of Aimable Karasira in Rwandan Prison: Call for Independent International Investigation
Read the story: IGICUMBI Statement on the Suspicious Death of Aimable Karasira in Rwandan Prison: Call for Independent International InvestigationIGICUMBI AISBL, an independent international association representing survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, issues this urgent statement following the death of Aimable Uzaramba Karasira, announced by the…
More recent stories
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Quand l’orgueil dépasse le deuil
Poème à l’occasion de la 31ème Commémoration du génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda. Par Déogratias MAZINA. Cliquez ici pour lire un autre…
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Déclaration no 0419042025 de l’Association IGICUMBI
IGICUMBI – Voix des Rescapés du Génocide contre les Tutsi, une association internationale indépendante des Rescapés du Génocide contre les Tutsi dépossède…
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Statement no 0419042025 of the IGICUMBI Association
IGICUMBI – Voix des Rescapés du Génocide contre les Tutsi, an independent international association of Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi…
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