Kwibuka, the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has become a far cry from its original purpose. What was once a solemn occasion to honor the victims and stand in solidarity with the survivors has now been transformed into a one-man show, used […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bamwe mu banyamulenge bakomeye banditse ibaruwa ifunguye mu ntangiriro z’icyi cyumweru biyama u Rwanda. Aba bagabo bavuga ko nta bubasha bahaye igihugu icyo aricyo cyose bwo kuvugira abanyamulenge cyangwa kwitwaza izina ryabo mu ntambara ibera mu burasirazuba bwa Congo-Kinshasa. Muri iyo baruwa y’amapaji abiri yanditse mu rurimi rw’igifaransa […]
For those who have experienced or studied the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, its facts might seem like common knowledge. The extremist Hutu killers made no secret of their target: Tutsis. However, a recent experience in a Twitter Space (a feature for live audio group discussions) revealed to me that what seems commonly understood about the genocide is, in fact, not so universally acknowledged. During this discussion….
Nearly thirty years after the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsis, its legacy continues to impact the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan government invokes the narrative of preventing further genocide as justification for its interference in Congo, claiming to protect persecuted Congolese Tutsi. However, Rwanda’s involvement has also fueled resentment and backlash against Congolese Tutsi, evoking the complex situation of the Tutsi Population inside Rwanda in the years leading to the genocide.
The day has finally arrived. After a long advocacy campaign, the memorial sites of Bisesero, Nyamata, Gisozi, and Murambi now stand alongside Auschwitz-Birkenau on UNESCO’s esteemed World Heritage list—the only genocide memorial sites ever inscribed. For us survivors, this honor is profound. The UNESCO designation provides international protection […]
“Have you forgiven the Hutu killers?”
It’s a question that haunts me, for the past 30 years. It slips out at conferences, whispers from the audience after speeches, posed earnestly by journalists, or in casual conversation. The words always give me pause. It’s a query weighted with so much complexity that I’m still grappling with how to answer honestly after all these years. Allow me to unpack why I believe it is often the wrong question asked of the wrong person…
Today is a bad day for genocide survivors. The dismissal of the appeal against finding Félicien Kabuga unfit to stand trial marks a devastating blow to justice for those of us who survived the genocide. As the financier of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Kabuga bears responsibility […]
It never ceases to astonish me how little many of my educated African friends know about the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi. As someone who lived this tragedy, I am frequently disappointed by the lack of awareness and indifference shown by many of my well-educated African friends […]
I recently attended the wedding of a fellow survivor of the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi. As I watched the radiant bride walk down the aisle, I was reminded of how even the happiest occasions can stir up memories of unimaginable loss. When she reached the altar, […]
Nyuma y’uko twanditse tunenga itsinda ryatangije umuryango wiswe IBUKA- USA kudakorera mu mucyo, iri tsinda ryirukanye bamwe muri bagenzi babo barokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi nyuma y’impaka ku ishingwa ry’umuryango Igicumbi-Ijwi ry’abarokotse Jenoside. Izi mpaka zabaye muri icyi cyumweru ku rubuga nkoranya mbaga (WhatsApp Group) rwatangijwe n’iri tsinda rya […]
Inkubiri idasanzwe yo kwibasira umuryango Igicumbi yatumye nshaka kumenya uyu muryango n’impamvu Imiryango imwe y’abacitsekwicumu isa n’itewe ubwoba n’ishingwa ry’umuryango Igicumbi-Ijwi ry’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.
N’ubwo igitekerezo cyo gushinga Ibuka-USA atari gishya kuri benshi dusanzwe dutegura ibikorwa byo kwibuka genocide yakorewe abatutsi mu bice bitandukanye bya Amerika, haravugwa ubwiru mu nzira zo gushinga uyu muryango ndetse bamwe bibaza no ku bwisanzure bwawo.
Well, I am not sure. Look, France’s long-time indifference and complicity with the genocidaires are too large that they overshadow a late gesture like arresting the 84-year old Kabuga. It is a shame to the French intelligence and all the justice institutions that the world’s most wanted genocide […]
A guest article by Philibert Muzima, a genocide survivor and author. Lorsque les rescapés du génocide des Tutsi du Rwanda sont traités de négationnistes, de faux survivants et, par effet de ricochet, leurs êtres chers tués durant le génocide devenant de “fausses victimes”, cela donne des frissons et la […]
Umugwi w’abanyarwanda 28 bacitse kw’icumu rya jenoside yabaye mu Rwanda muri 1994 bandikiye ibaruwa Perezida Paul Kagame bamushikiriza impungenge bafise ku macakubiri bavuga yuko ariko arabibwa mu barokotse jenoside. Twashatse kumenya icatumye bandika iryo kete Prudent Nsengiyumva avugana na Philippe Basabose umwe muri abo 28. Ni umwarimu muri […]
A Guest post by Author, Happy A. Umwagarwa. Hashize iminsi, amezi cyangwa imyaka, dusoma inkuru z’Abanyarwanda bapfuye ku buryo butari ubw’ikirago. Ndavuga abasangwa mu nzu zabo cyangwa mu magereza biyahuye, abagongwa n’imodoka, abasangwa mu ishyamba cyangwa mu mayira bigaragara ko bishwe n’abantu batazwi, ndetse n’abo twumva bishwe n’inzego […]
Mu gitondo cy’uyu munsi dukangutse, nabajije umukobwa wa mabukwe icyamukoze ku mutima ku munsi nk’uyu twibuka urugamba rwo kwibohora. Yabaye nk’uhumeka asuhuza umutima, menya ko inkuru agiye kumbwira ari inkuru ishora imizi mu ishavu, umwihariko inkuru z’abarokotse irimburabatutsi zihuriyeho. Yambwiye ati: “Icyakonze ku mutima ni ubutwari bw’iz’amarere […]
PS: It was later discovered that this genocide survivor was killed by agents of the current government of Rwanda. He was suspected of having communicated with Diane Rwigara, another genocide survivor and woman who dared to challenge the long-serving president, Paul Kagame in the 2017 election. A Rwandan […]
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