Welcome to Justice4Survivors!
I started this blog in 2013—hard to believe it’s been over a decade! My goal has always been to amplify the voices of survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, where over 1 million lives, including my parents, three sisters, and many other family members, were lost in a little over 100 days. After narrowly surviving this campaign of annihilation by extremist Hutus and their government, I kept wondering—and still do—what could be done to honor those we’ve lost. Telling their stories and fighting for justice seemed like a good place to start. This blog doesn’t shy away from calling out injustices and dictatorships that lead to mass atrocities, including emerging dictatorship at home. While it began as a call for reparations, it now covers broader issues affecting survivors—justice, memory, and personal stories. It’s a space for sharing uncensored experiences and perspectives to spark meaningful discussions and inspire change.
If you’re a survivor or a friend of survivors, please share your story—whether in writing, audio, or any language you prefer—by emailing justicesurvivors98@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Al Gasake
What People Say
”Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.
Martin Luther King
”Uba umugabo ukabizira, waba n’imbwa ukabizira. Hitamo icyo uzazira”.
C. Gasimba
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion”.
Albert Camus
Justice4 Survivors 