Survivor stories
Testimonies and personal stories from survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: what we lived through, and how we live now.
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Genocide Survivors to UK Govt: “Stop Exploiting Our Tragedy to Justify Rwanda Asylum Deal”
In a forceful open letter sent to UK Secretary of State James Cleverly today, the IGICUMBI association, one of the organizations representing survivors of the 1994…
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Le génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda : Un crime sans nom!
Par Philibert Muzima, Ottawa le 19 Avril, 2024. Le génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi au Rwanda reste un événement tragique difficile à nommer. Des appellations comme…
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Kwibuka: How Rwanda’s Annual Genocide Remembrance Ceremony Lost Its Way
Kwibuka, the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has drifted far from its purpose. What was once a solemn time to…
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Masudi na Yusufu, Abayisilamu Ntazibagirwa
Uyu munsi abayisilamu bizihiza umunsi mukuru wa Eid al-Fitr natekereje ku basilamu babiri bangiriye neza mu bihe bikomeye, hashize imyaka 30. Byari ibihe bigoye cyane, nyuma…
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Kwibuka30: My Personal Journey Through Genocide
On April 7, 1994, the fastest genocide of the 20th century began: the genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda. I was there. At first…
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Kwibuka30: Ubutumwa Bw’IGICUMBI-Ijwi ry’Abarokotse Jenoside Yakorewe Abatutsi
Mu ijambo rye, Dr. Filipo Basabose, umuyobozi w’ishyirahamwe Igicumbi, arasesengura amateka ya jenoside n’ingaruka zayo ku bacitse ku icumu mu magambo atomoye, ariko abenshi dukunda kuvugira…
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The Lasting Legacy of Genocide in Rwanda: A Survivor’s Reflection 30 Years On
Guest post by Jacques Gatutsi, a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. When I was a child in elementary school, our religion…
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Rwanda Genocide Survivor Stories: The 30-Year Journey of Writer Jean Hatzfeld
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.…
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The Inspirational Life and Suspicious Death of Rwandan Freedom Fighter Anne Rwigara
My first blog post of 2024 is a sad one. I had hoped to start the year with something lighter, but the tragic and puzzling death…